Proper noun
- (dated) A diminutive of Mary or Mavis, also used as a formal female given name.
- 1880 Emily Faithfull, The Victoria Magazine, v.36 (July-Dec 1880), page 264
- When they are used to express the affectionate regard of near friends and relatives they also may be pretty and appropriate, but they look very silly in a formal signature, and surely do not befit the dignity of womanhood. We had, for instance, among these 800 names scores of Minnies, Mamies, and only here and there a Mary, a much more euphonious as well as a dignified name.
- 1880 Emily Faithfull, The Victoria Magazine, v.36 (July-Dec 1880), page 264
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