jessie

jessie · noun¹

From Jessie as a diminutive of Jane, Jean, etc., here used in their extended sense of any young working-class girl.

Jessie · proper noun²

From Jess + -ie.

Jessie · proper noun, noun³

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.

Jessie · proper noun⁴

1. Hebrew · derived fromיִשַׁי
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἸεσσαί
3. English todayJessie

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

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