Dictionary

Mamie en · PROPN

Meanings

1. (US, dated) A diminutive of Mary or Mavis, also used as a formal female given name.
   • 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
   • 'Oh,' thought Mr Carrados speculatively, 'Mamie!' 'Trust an American,' he said aloud, 'to know more Shakespeare than nine out of ten of us. I suppose your sister's friend is from the States?' 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:

Deriveds

Mamie Taylor · Mamie pink