Jessie

/dʒˈɛsi/

Jessie

English Noun Top 5,270

American (Lessac) (medium)

Female 0.7s

American (Amy) (medium)

Female 0.8s

American (Ryan) (medium)

Male 0.5s

Definition

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

Etymology

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.