thinking of of the name Mina, but...

We like the name Mina for a girl (our 3rd). It's our top choice, no other contenders at the moment. But as we've let the name slip to both our older daughter and a couple strangers, the connotation "Meanie" has come up! We didn't expect that. It's also hard to come up with a clear nickname that would stick - Mimi? Don't love it.

This may just be an issue in early childhood, but worried the nickname will arise naturally and lead to teasing and negative association she will have with her name. Of course, some of that may toughen her up, and it may become humorous later if she turns out to be a naturally kind person (one can hope and nurture).

What do you all think?