Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Minnie

Poor Minnie. Once at the top, she was toppled by a certain animated mouse. Of course, the fact that Minnie was originally short for the clunky Wilhelmina probably didn't help.

• Aminda (ah-MEEN-dah, Esperanto)
• Araminta (ahr-ah-MIN-tah, English)
• Carmina (kar-MEE-nah, Italian)--form of Carmen
• Clementina (klem-en-TEE-nah, Italian, Spanish)--"gentle"
• Cosmina (KOS-mee-nah, Romanian)--feminine of Cosmas
• Domenica (doh-MEN-ee-kah, Italian)--feminine of Dominic. Other forms include Dominga (Spanish) & Dominique (French). 
• Erminia (ehr-MEEN-yah, Italian)
• Jessamine (JES-sah-min, English)--"jasmine"
• Kamini (kah-MEE-nee, Indian [Hindi])
• Luminita (loo-men-EETZ-ah, Romanian)--"little light"
• Menuha (men-oo-khah, Hebrew)--"tranquility"
• Minerva (min-ER-vah, English)--Roman goddess of wisdom
• Philomena (fil-oh-MEEN-ah, Greek)--"strong friend". Also spelled Filomena.