Jeffie

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Jeffie

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From Jeff, Jeffrey or other similar names, + -ie.

proper noun Jeffi

uncommon A male given name. It was true. Especially for Jeffie, her baby. He'd had enough hurt and she had to protect him. [...] Her cousin Mimi's husband the psychiatrist said, "Everyone has his own mourning time. Jeffie will go to school when he's ready."
uncommon A female given name. [...] her young friend Jeffersonia Davis Lucket. The name was a survival of war-time Confederate zeal, now nearly always mercifully shortened into "Jeffie," as being better suited for the owner. When Jeffie entered, Miss Stacy gave a little start, [...]

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@misc{jeffie_2026,
  title = {Jeffie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jeffie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}