Mimi

Common pet name

Mimi is a given name, typically feminine, often used as a nickname for names like Miriam, Maria, or Emilia.

It carries a playful, affectionate quality.

In opera, Mimi is the tragic heroine of Puccini's *La Bohème*.

The name also appears as a term of endearment in some contexts: my little Mimi.

opera

La Bohème

Puccini's garret-set tragedy

aria · soprano · tuberculosis · garret · Paris · bohemian · tragic · heroine · libretto · consumptive

name

nickname

Informal substitute name

grandmother · grandma · nana · affectionate · familiar · French · Japanese · given name · stage name · alias

babytalk

grandma

Female elder relative

childish · toddler · family · affectionate · elderly · matriarch · nana · memaw · abuela · babushka

character

makeup

Products for beautifying faces

nemesis · comedic · outrageous · insults · rivalry · office · Cleveland · sarcastic · flamboyant · costume

hearing

ear

Auditory organ

auditory · listening · sound · earpiece · device · assistive · audiologist · implant · hearing loss · amplification

Categories
Opposites
formality of name

MimiMargaret

Traditional woman's name

Elizabeth · Victoria · Catherine · Wilhelmina · Josephine

name character/sound

MimiGertrude

Traditional German feminine name

Brunhilde · Olga · Helga · Bertha · Agatha

formality of naming

MimiMargaret

Traditional woman's name

Elizabeth · Victoria · Katherine · Wilhelmina · Bartholomew

Phrases
Family

mimic, mime, mimicry, mimicking, mimicked, mimeograph, mimetic, mimesis, mimicker

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G