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Jessie

proper nounproper nounnounproper nouncommon in dialogue

  • Australia

A diminutive of the female given name Jessica.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A diminutive of the female given name Jessica.

Etymology

From Jess + -ie.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A female given name.

Etymology

A hypochoristic form of Jane, Jean, etc., possibly under the influence of lassie or -ess and -ie. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

noun

  1. 1

    Variant of jessieAlternative letter-case form of jessie: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.

proper noun

  1. 1

    A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Jesse.

Etymology

From Jess or Jesse + -ie, from Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí), from Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishai).

Forms

plural
Jessies
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