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essie

/ˈɛsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
essie
IPA
/ˈɛsi/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive form of the female given name Esther.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstā́ Proto-Iranian *Hstā́bor.? Proto-Semitic *ʕaṯtar- Akkadian Ištarbor.? Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (a-s-t-r)bor. Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּרlbor. Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr)der. English Esther English -ie English Essie From Esther + -ie.

Homonyms

esse

Rhymes With

jesse messy jessie bessie sulawesi ceci dressy jessy nessie vesey alessi tessie

Questions

How do you pronounce essie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛsi/.
What does essie mean?
A diminutive form of the female given name Esther.
Where does essie come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstā́ Proto-Iranian *Hstā́bor.? Proto-Semitic *ʕaṯtar- Akkadian Ištarbor.? Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (a-s-t-r)bor. Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּרlbor. Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr)der. English Esther English -ie English Essie From Esther + -ie.

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