Minou or Minoo is a feminine given name with multiple, unrelated origins and a hypocorism for various names. It is also a French affectionate term for a kitten and a French vernacular slang term for vulva or vagina, akin to the double meaning of the English “pussy”. Alternate spelling Minoo () is a Persian feminine given name meaning “paradise”, “heaven” in use in Iran, South Asia and Central Asia. https://www.behindthename.com/name/minoo Minou is also a French surname with different origins, sometimes originating as a spelling variation of other French surnames such as Mignot, Minaud, Minot and variants. https://www.houseofnames.com/minou-family-crest
Women Minou Drouet (born Marie-Noëlle in 1947), French poet, musician, and actress Minou Reeves (born 1946), Iranian writer, translator, and former politician Minou Tavárez Mirabal (born Minerva in 1956), Dominican philologist, professor and politician Minou Toussaint (born 1983), Dutch cricketer References