Mini - Minny - Minnie

I'm gonna throw this out there - I'd rather refer to Minneapolis as Minneapolis, the Twin Cities, even The Cities instead of the nicknames mentioned in the heading. I'd even rather have someone ask me how things are going in Minnesota rather than asking how Mini/Minnie/Minny is treating me.

Is anyone with me? (or am I being a bitch?) Just being honest people - I'm annoyed with these nicknames... One more reason not to name a kid something that can be shortened - you've all heard me rant about this before...