Meanings
Nessie1
plural Nessies
- informalbiologyThe Loch Ness monster.
And if it comes down to just one vote, we all know who will be called upon to break that tie. Go with your gut, Nessie. You do you, Nessie, you do you.
2014, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Scottish Independence”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 1, episode 17, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO1 more example
That flurry of activity had been set off by a magisterial book (Whyte, 1957), reinforced by Dinsdale’s filming of a Nessie (Dinsdale, 1961) and culminating in successful underwater photography (Rines et al., 1976) by the Academy of Applied Science (AAS). Nessies were assigned the taxonomic identity Nessiteras rhombopteryx (Anonymous, 1975).
2002, Henry H. B. Auer, “The Case for the Loch Ness 'Monster': The Scientific Evidence”, in Journal of Scientific Exploration, volume 16, number 2, pages 225–246
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Translations
Czech Lochnesská příšera, Lochneska
- Lochnesská příšeranickname for the Loch Ness monster
- Lochneskanickname for the Loch Ness monster
- Nessienickname for the Loch Ness monster
Danish Nessie
- Nessienickname for the Loch Ness monster
French Nessie, Nessie
- Nessienickname for the Loch Ness monster
- Nessiefemale given name
German Nessie
- Nessienickname for the Loch Ness monster
Japanese ネッシー
- ネッシー (Nesshī)nickname for the Loch Ness monster
Polish Nessie, Aga
- Nessienickname for the Loch Ness monster
- Agafemale given name
Russian Не́сси
- Не́сси (Néssi)nickname for the Loch Ness monster
Scottish Gaelic Niseag, Niseag
- Niseagnickname for the Loch Ness monster
- Niseagfemale given name
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Nessie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nessie
“Nessie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nessie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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