Pinkie (given name)
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 Sarah "Pinkie" Barrett Moulton (1783–1795), painted by Thomas Lawrence in 1794. | |
| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | little pink one |
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 Gordon Lane (1923–2008), American poet, editor, and teacher of African-American heritage
- Pinkie Maclure (born 1966), Scottish stained glass artist and musician
- Pinkie C. Wilkerson (194–-2000), American politician of African-American heritage
Women with the nickname
- Lavender "Pinkie" Barnes (1915–2012), English international table tennis champion
- Sarah "Pinkie" Barrett Moulton (1783–1795), Jamaican girl who was the subject of the famous painting Pinkie by Thomas Lawrence
