Pinkie or Pinky is an English given name or hypocorism taken from a diminutive term for the color pink. It is also occasionally a diminutive for names such as Patricia. Variants include Pink, Pinka, Pinke, Pinkee, Pinkey, and Pinki.[1] The name was among the 1,000 most popular names for girls born in the United States at different times between 1880 and 1935.[2]

Pinkie
Sarah "Pinkie" Barrett Moulton (1783–1795), painted by Thomas Lawrence in 1794.
GenderUnisex
Language(s)English
Origin
Meaninglittle pink one

Women with the given name

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Women with the nickname

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Pseudonym

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  • Sarah "Pinkie" Bennett, pseudonym of American writer, artist, and illustrator Lisa Brown (born 1972)

Men with the nickname

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Notes

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  1. ^ Charbonneau, Karen (March 17, 2023). American Baby Girl Names: 1587-1920s. Post Falls, Idaho: A Ship's Cat Book. p. 823. ASIN B0BYTTGH3L.
  2. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Popularity in the United States". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 6 January 2024.