Meanings
jessie1
plural jessies
- colloquialdatedSynonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.
Synonyms: sissy
Jessie2
- A diminutive of the female given name Jessica.
Jessie3
- A female given name.
plural Jessies
- Alternative letter-case form of jessie: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.
Jessie4
- USpronunciation spellingA male given name from Hebrew, variant of Jesse.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.
Origin
jessie · noun
From Jessie as a diminutive of Jane, Jean, etc., here used in their extended sense of any young working-class girl.
Full word history & related roots →Jessie · proper noun, noun
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.
Full word history & related roots →Jessie · proper noun
- Hebrewיִשַׁי
- Ancient GreekἸεσσαί
- EnglishJessie
From Jess or Jesse + -ie, from Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí), from Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishai).
More words from Ancient Greek, Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جِيسِي
- جِيسِي (jīsī)female given name
Polish Jessie
- Jessiefemale given name
Cite this entry
jessie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jessie
“jessie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jessie. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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