Jessie.
A diminutive of the female given name Jessica.
Meaning & usage
A diminutive of the female given name Jessica.
Where this word comes from
From Jess + -ie.
A female given name.
Where this word comes from
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.
A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Jesse.
Where this word comes from
From Jess or Jesse + -ie, from Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí), from Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishai).
Alternative letter-case form of jessie: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.
Where this word comes from
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.
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