Mimi (given name)
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Mimi is one of the many variants for the given names Miriam
, Maria, Mary
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Miriam (given name)
Miriam is an ancient female Hebrew given name that has taken on many other forms in other languages and cultures, including the English name Mary. -Origin and variants:...
, Maria, Mary
Mary (given name)
Mary is a feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the New Testament. Both New Testament names were forms of the Hebrew name מִרְיָם or Miryam.The usual meaning given by various...
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- Mimi AgugliaMimi AgugliaMimi Aguglia was an Italian actress. She was born on stage in Catania, Sicily while her mother, Giuseppina Aguglia, was playing Desdemona in William Shakespeare's Othello....
(1884–1970), an Italian actress - Mimi BenzellMimi BenzellMimi Benzell was an American soprano who performed with the Metropolitan Opera before establishing herself as a Broadway musical theatre, television, and nightclub performer....
(1924–1970), an American soprano - Mimi BlaisMimi BlaisMimi Blais is a French Canadian pianist, composer, and comedian with a special interest in ragtime music and witty showmanship. She has been called the "Female Victor Borge," the "Celine Dion of the Keyboard," and the "French Canadian Liberace," but she is most proud to be thought of as the "Queen...
, a Canadian pianist, composer and comedienne - Mimi BerdalMimi BerdalMimi Kristine Berdal is a Norwegian lawyer and businessperson.A lawyer by profession, she graduated as cand.jur. from the University of Oslo in 1987...
(born 1950), a Norwegian lawyer and businessperson - Maria Francisca BiaMaria Francisca BiaMaria Francisca Bia called Mimi, was a Dutch ballet dancer, opera singer and dramatic stage actress.She was born to the ballet dancers Jean Lambert Bia and Catherine Rebecca Grave and married in 1828 to Reinier Engelman , actor and theatre director, and in 1865 to Jan Eduard de Vries actor and...
called Mimi - Mimi CazortMimi CazortMimi Cazort is a scholar and a former Curator Emerita for Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery of Canada.- Biography :From 1970 to 1997, she was the Curator of Prints and Drawings at the National Gallery of Canada....
, a Canadian gallery curator and author - Mimi ChakibMimi ChakibMimi Chakib was an Egyptian actress who appeared in some 15 films mostly in the 1940s and 1950s.She entered film in 1934 and appeared in films such as Nahwa al-Majd in 1949. Her last film appearance was in Doa al karawan in 1959 in which she appeared alongside actors such as Faten Hamama and...
(1913–1983), an Egyptian actress - Mimi CoertseMimi CoertseMimi Coertse , is a South African soprano.-Early life:Coertse, born in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, matriculated at the Helpmekaar Girls High School in Johannesburg. She began vocal studies in South Africa in 1949. In July 1953 she married the broadcaster and composer Dawid Engela. She left South Africa...
(born 1932), a South African operatic soprano - Mimi DaraphetMimi DaraphetMimi Daraphet is an Australian actress who played the role of Bultar Swan in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.A resident of Sydney, Australia, Ms. Daraphet graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Bachelor of Architecture Degree in May 2003.-External links:...
, an Australian actress - Mimi DietrichMimi DietrichMimi Dietrich is an American quilter and quilting instructor who resides in Catonsville, Maryland.She is the author of 15 quilting books, including Happy Endings: Finishing the Edges of Your Quilt. She teaches quilting classes in the Maryland area as well as nationally. Mimi's books and workshops...
, an American quilter and writer - Mimi Đurović (born 1983), a Montenegrin fashion designer
- Mimi FariñaMimi FariñaMimi Baez Fariña was a singer-songwriter and activist, the youngest of three daughters to a Scottish mother and Mexican-American physicist Albert Baez .- Early years:Fariña's father, a physicist affiliated with Stanford University and MIT, moved his family...
(1945–2001), a singer-songwriter, sister of Joan Baez - Mimi FoxMimi FoxMimi Fox is an American jazz guitarist known internationally for her work. She has released seven albums, with 2006's Perpetually Hip reaching #23 on the Billboard "Top Jazz Albums" chart....
, an American jazz guitarist - Mimi FreedmanMimi FreedmanMimi Freedman is an American documentary filmmaker who specializes in films about Hollywood history. She is best known for the 2005 documentary Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool, and has produced films for A&E Biography, AMC Backstory, and Lifetime Intimate Portrait...
, an American documentary filmmaker - Mimi Gardner GatesMimi Gardner GatesMary 'Mimi' Gates is an American art historian who is the recent Director of the Seattle Art Museum. She married William H. Gates, Sr., father of Bill Gates, in 1996.Gates has a B.A...
(born c. 1943), an American art historian - Mimi GibsonMimi GibsonMimi Gibson is a former child actress. After the early death of her father, her mother took her and her sister to Los Angeles. At only 18 months, she was a popular calendar model, posing with cute animals. By age two she was appearing in movies. During the 1950s and early 1960s she would appear...
(born 1948), a former American child actress - Mimi GoeseMimi GoeseMimi Goese is the former vocalist for college rock band Hugo Largo. Two collaborations with Moby, Into the Blue and When It's Cold I'd Like to Die appear on the latter's album Everything Is Wrong...
, a former vocalist for the band Hugo Largo - Mimi GrossMimi GrossMimi Gross is a New York City born artist. She is the daughter of the sculptor Chaim Gross. From 1963-1976 she was married to the artist Red Grooms who was her collaborator on many projects...
(born 1940), an American artist - Mimi GurbstMimi GurbstMimi Gurbst is an important and controversial figure in the history of ABC News. She served as the head of news coverage and a top producer wielding enormous influence within the network's news division...
, an American television news producer - Mimi HinesMimi HinesMimi Hines is a Canadian-born singer and comedienne best known for her appearances on The Tonight Show and her work on Broadway...
(born 1933), an American singer and comedienne - Mimi HeinrichMimi HeinrichMimi Heinrich is Danish actress and writer. Outside Denmark she is mostly known for her roles in the cult movies Reptilicus and Journey to the 7th Planet. She had her debut on Det Ny Teater in 1957 and starred in 19 Danish movies between 1953 and 1964....
(born 1936), a Danish actress and writer - Mimi HughesMimi HughesMimi Hughes is an American long-distance swimmer who began her long-distance swims by crossing the Bering Strait. She has since swum the lengths of the Tennessee,Danube, Drava, and Mura Rivers...
, an American long-distance swimmer - Mimi JakobsenMimi JakobsenMimi Jakobsen is a former Danish politician and government minister and the present secretary general of the Danish part of the International Save the Children Alliance....
(born 1948), a Danish politician - Mimi Jabalee (born 1967), an American professional female bodybuilder
- Mimi JohnsonMimi JohnsonMimi Johnson is a New York City-based arts administrator.Through her nonprofit organization Performing Artservices, Inc. , Johnson assists, promotes, and presents artists working in the fields of contemporary music, theater and dance. The agency was developed so that artists could obtain services...
, an American arts administrator - Mimi KarlsenMimi KarlsenMimi Karlsen is a Greenlandic politician. A member of the Inuit Ataqatigiit she is currently Minister for Culture, Education, Research and Church Affairs.-References:...
(born 1957), a Greenlandic politician - Mimi KennedyMimi KennedyMimi Kennedy is an American actress, author and activist.-Early life:Kennedy was born Mary Claire Kennedy in Rochester, New York, the daughter of Nancy Helen and Daniel Gerald Kennedy. She got her start in theater with the Rochester Community Players, appearing in Agatha Christie's "Spider Web"...
(born 1949), an American actress - Mimi KhalvatiMimi KhalvatiMimi Khalvati is an Iranian-born British poet.-Life and career:She was born in Tehran, Iran in 1944. She grew up on the Isle of Wight and was educated in Switzerland at the University of Neuchâtel, and in London at the Drama Centre and the School of Oriental and African Studies...
, a British poet - Mimi Kopperud SlevigenMimi Kopperud SlevigenMimi-Johanne Kopperud Slevigen is a Norwegian team handball player.She made her debut on the Norway women's national handball team in 1999, and played 59 matches for the national team. She received a silver medal at the World Women's Handball Championship in 2001, and a silver medal at the...
(born 1977), a Norwegian handball player - Mimi Kuzyk (born 1952), a Canadian actress
- Mimi LaFollette SummerskillMimi LaFollette SummerskillMiriam LaFollette "Mimi" Summerskill was an educator, author, political activist, and vineyard owner.-Early Years and Education:Mimi was the eldest of four children...
(1917–2008), an American educator, author, political activist and vintner - Mimi LamoteMimi LamoteMimi Lamote is a Belgian businesswoman. Since December 2006, she is the Chair of the Flemish Socio-economic Forum of Flanders in Action of the Flemish government. She is a member of the board of Belgacom...
(born 1964), a Belgian businesswoman - Mimí LazoMimi LazoAna María Lazo, commonly known as Mimí Lazo, is a Venezuelan film, television and theatrical actress and producer...
(born 1954), a Venezuelan actress and producer - Mimi LeaheyMimi LeaheyMimi Leahey is an American television soap opera script writer. She has written for soaps for nearly 20 years.-Positions held:All My Children* Script Editor Another World* Script Writer As the World Turns...
, an American television script writer - Mimi LederMimi LederMimi Leder is an American film director. She was the first female graduate of the AFI Conservatory in 1973.-Movie career:...
(born 1952), an American film director - Mimi LernerMimi LernerMimi Lerner was a Polish-American mezzo-soprano and later head of the voice department at Carnegie Mellon University....
(1945–2007), a Polish-American mezzo-soprano and voice teacher - Mimi LozanoMimi LozanoMimi Lozano is an educator and activist for Hispanic rights who co-founded the Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research and is the editor and publisher of Somos Primos, an online monthly publication dedicated to Hispanic heritage...
(born 1933), an American activist for Hispanic rights - Mimi Macpherson (born 1967), Australian businesswoman and environmentalist, sister of Elle Macpherson
- Mimi MarksMimi MarksMimi Marks is a transsexual entertainer. She performs at The Baton Show Lounge in Chicago, Ill..Mimi was born Mark in Waterloo, Iowa, but grew up in Oelwein, Iowa...
, an American transsexual entertainer - Mimi MaynardMimi MaynardMimi Maynard is a film and television actress who is also a casting director and film producer.-Career:Since 1975, she has appeared in at least ten films and seventeen television productions, including voicing the character "I.Q's Mom" in the animated family-adventure film Fly Me to the Moon .She...
, an American television and voice actress - Mimi MichaelsMimi Michaels- Early life :Michaels was born in Great Neck, Nassau County, New York. She left to attend the famed LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts in New York City, which she calls "The best decision of my life!" After graduating, on the high school dean's advice, rather than accepting a place at the...
(born 1983), an American actress - Mimi MiyagiMimi MiyagiMelody Damayo is a Filipina porn star best known as Mimi Miyagi.-Early life and education:Melody Damayo was born in Davao City, the second of four children born to conservative Seventh Day Adventist parents...
(born 1973), an adult film actress - Mimi NelsonMimi NelsonMimi Nelson was a Swedish film actress. She appeared in Ingmar Bergman's films Port of Call and Thirst .-External links:...
(1922–1999), a Swedish film actress - Mimi PaleyMimi PaleyMimi Paley is an American television actress perhaps best known for being on Kidsongs and her guest roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The X Files, Touched By An Angel, Disney's Alley Cats Strike, Malcolm in the Middle and Entourage.-External links:...
(born 1987), an American television actress - Mimi Parent (1924–2005), a Canadian artist
- Mimi Parker, the drummer and singer for the band Low
- Mimi PerrinMimi PerrinJeannine "Mimi" Perrin was a French jazz pianist and singer, and translator.Perrin received private musical instruction, including piano as a child and pursued English studies at Sorbonne. In 1949, she contracted tuberculosis and was treated at a sanatorium...
(born 1926), a French jazz musician - Mimi PollakMimi PollakMaria Helena "Mimi" Pollak was a Swedish actress and theatre director.- Mini biography :Maria Helena Pollak was born in Hammarö, Värmland to Austrian-Jewish parents and was trained in the performing arts at the prestigious Dramatens elevskola in Stockholm 1922-24.Pollak worked in the 1920s and...
(1903–1999), a Swedish actress and theatre director - Mimi PondMimi PondMimi Pond is a cartoonist and a writer.Her highest profile work was for The Simpsons, writing the first full-length broadcast episode, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" in 1989. However, she is primarily a cartoonist and illustrator, beginning in the early 1980s for publications such as the...
, an American writer and cartoonist - Mimi Reisel GladsteinMimi Reisel GladsteinMimi Reisel Gladstein is a professor of English and Theatre Arts at the University of Texas at El Paso. Her specialties include authors such as Ayn Rand and John Steinbeck, as well as women's studies, theatre arts and 18th-century British literature.-Life and scholarship:Gladstein was born in...
(born 1936), an American professor of English - Mimi RogersMimi RogersMimi Rogers is an American movie actress and competitive poker player.-Early life:Rogers was born Miriam Spickler in Coral Gables, Florida, the daughter of Philip C...
(born 1956), an American actress - Mimi SaricMimi SaricMislav "Mimi" Saric is an Australian football player who currently plays for South Australian Super League team Adelaide Raiders...
(born 1983), an Australian football (soccer) player - Mimi von Schleinitz (1842–1912), a Berlin salonnière
- Mimi SchmirMimi SchmirMimi Schmir is an American television producer and screenwriter. Her most notable work has been for the medical drama Grey's Anatomy, for which she has served as producer, supervising producer and writer for over thirty episodes, and the legal drama Shark, for which she has served as writer and...
, an American television producer and screenwriter - Mimi ShellerMimi ShellerMimi Sheller is a professor of sociology and the founding Director of the New Mobilities Research and Policy Center at Drexel University in Philadelphia. She attended Harvard University where she earned an A.B in History and Literature in 1988. She received an M.A. in Sociology and Historical...
(born 1967), an American sociologist - Mimi SmithMimi SmithMary Elizabeth "Mimi" Smith was the maternal aunt and parental guardian of the English musician John Lennon. Mimi was born in Liverpool, England and was the oldest of five daughters. She became a resident trainee nurse at the Woolton Convalescent Hospital, and later worked as a private secretary...
(1903–1992), John Lennon's maternal aunt and guardian - Mimi SodréMimi SodréBenjamin de Almeida Sodré, commonly known as Benjamin Sodré or as Mimi Sodré , was a Brazilian scout and football striker, who played for the Brazilian national team.-Career:...
(1892–1982), a Brazilian football (soccer) player - Mimi TranMimi TranThithi "Mimi" Tran is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player.- Biography :Tran was born in Nha Trang, Vietnam. After moving to the United States in 1982, Tran found work in the electronics industry in Silicon Valley. She began playing poker in 1989, after an auto accident left her...
(born 1960), a Vientnamese-American professional poker player - Mimi Umidon, an American actress, presenter of the Magic Bullet blender
- Mimi WeddellMimi WeddellMarion Rogers "Mimi' Weddell was an American actress. She is best known for portraying Stanford's grandmother on Sex and the City and for being featured in a documentary film, Hats Off, about her life and her collection of some 150 hats.-Early life:She was born as Marion Rogers in Williston, North...
(1915–2009), an American actress - Mimi WoodsMimi WoodsMimi J. Woods is a retired voice actress who had acted primarily in anime dubs. She is best known for being the English voice of Motoko Kusanagi in the original Ghost in the Shell film and video game. She also acted in anime films such as, The Wings of Honneamise, El Hazard, Macross Plus,...
, an American voice actress
Nicknames / code names
- Mimí, the nickname of singer Irma Angélica Hernández Ochoa of the Mexican pop music group FlansFlansFlans was an all female Mexican pop music group, which enjoyed popularity from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Its members were the singers Ivonne Margarita Guevara García, Ilse María Olivo Schweinfurth and Irma Angélica Hernández Ochoa...
- Mimi, the nickname of Mariah Carey, originally between her family and close friends; her 2005 comeback album The Emancipation of MimiThe Emancipation of MimiThe Emancipation of Mimi is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Mariah Carey, released in the United States on April 12, 2005, by Island Records. Following the relatively poor critical and commercial responses to her albums, Glitter and Charmbracelet , The Emancipation of Mimi...
was named after this nickname - Mimi, an endearing name for a grandmother
- Mimi, a very common nickname for Ethiopian girls
- the code name for Yvonne FontaineYvonne FontaineYvonne Fontaine was a member of the French Resistance working with the Special Operations Executive .- Resistance & Special Operations Executive work :...
(1913–1996), a member of the French Resistance working with the Special Operations Executive
Mythological and fictional characters
- Mimi (folklore)Mimi (folklore)Mimis are fairy-like beings of Arnhem Land in the folklore of the Indigenous Australians of northern Australia. They are described as having extremely thin and elongated bodies, so thin as to be in danger of breaking in case of a high wind. To avoid this, they usually spend most of their time...
, a fairy-like being in the mythology of Australian aborigines - Mimì (La bohème), the leading female role in the opera La bohème
- MiMi, a host of Disney's One Saturday Morning played by Valarie Rae MillerValarie Rae Miller- Early life :Raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Miller became interested in acting when she was quite young. She attended a high school for the performing arts and landed a number of high-profile commercials while still in college....
- MiMi, a cartoon cat-thing, from the show Invader ZimInvader ZimInvader Zim is an American animated television series created by Jhonen Vasquez. It was produced by and subsequently aired on Nickelodeon. The series revolves around an extraterrestrial named Zim from the planet Irk, and his ongoing mission to conquer and destroy Earth...
- Mimi, a minor character from the anime Mew Mew Power
- Mimi, a cartoon character featured in Muse (magazine)Muse (magazine)Muse is a children's magazine published by the Smithsonian Institution and Carus Publishing, the publishers of Cricket. Launched in October 1996, it is published in Chicago, Illinois, and has readers throughout the United States and around the world. Recommended for ages ten and above, it features...
- Mimi, a character from the game Super Paper MarioSuper Paper Mariois a platform style console role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. Originally developed for the Nintendo GameCube, it was released for the Wii in 2007. The style of gameplay is a combination of the previous Paper Mario titles and Super Mario Bros. titles...
- Mimi Bobeck, a character from The Drew Carey Show played by Kathy Kinney
- Mimi Clark, a character in the TV series Jericho
- Mimi LabonqMimi LabonqMimi Le Bonque is a fictional character on the BBC situation comedy 'Allo 'Allo!. She first appeared in the fourth season, and stayed with the show until the end....
, a character in the BBC sitcom Allo 'Allo! - Mimi LockhartMimi LockhartMiriam Elizabeth "Mimi" Lockhart is a fictional character from Days of our Lives. Mimi was originated by by Doren Fein in 1999. She is most recognized by actress Farah Fath from 1999 to March 1, 2007.-Childhood:...
, a character in Days of our Lives - Mimi Marquez, a character in Rent, a musical based on La bohème
- Mimi Morton, the main character of the Canadian animated series What about Mimi?What about Mimi?What about Mimi? is a Canadian animated series. Its main character is Mimi Mortin, a clever, red-headed girl in the sixth grade who lives in the town of Starfish Bay. The series was produced by Studio B Productions Inc. It debuted on January 1, 2001 and was co-directed by Josh Mepham and Colleen...
- Mimi TachikawaMimi Tachikawais a fictional character in the anime and manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. First appearing in the film Digimon Adventure , Mimi has made regular appearances in the television series as a main character and also in other supplementary medias.As one of the DigiDestined, Mimi...
, a character from the animated series Digimon - Mimi Tasogare, a character from the animated series Duel Masters
- Mimi the dog, a character in 1976 Mexican comedy El Miedo no anda en BurroEl Miedo no anda en BurroEl Miedo no anda en Burro is a 1976 Mexican comedy film from Diana Films directed by Fernando Cortés and starring María Elena Velasco, Emma Roldán, and Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo.-Plot:...
- Mimi Usa, a character in Kodomo no JikanKodomo no Jikanis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by manga author Kaworu Watashiya. The story revolves around a grade school teacher named Daisuke Aoki, whose main problem is that one of his students, Rin Kokonoe, has a crush on him. It was first serialized on May 22, 2005 in the Japanese seinen...