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Jessie¹

Where it comes from

From Jess + -ie.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Jessica.

Jessie²

Where it 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.

proper noun

  1. A female given name.

noun Jessies

  1. Alternative letter-case form of jessie: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.

Jessie³

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

  1. US, pronunciation spelling A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Jesse.

jessie⁴

Where it comes from

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

noun jessies

  1. colloquial, dated Synonym of sissy: a cowardly, effeminate, or homosexual man, a girly man.

    Similar: sissy

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: jessy, jess, jessica, carlos, jesse, wimp, sissy, weakling, coward, wuss, milquetoast, milksop, namby-pamby, softie, pansy, crybaby

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name female given name

العربيةجِيسِي jīsī

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"jessie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jessie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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jessie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jessie

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"jessie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jessie.

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@misc{jessie_2026,
  title = {jessie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jessie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}