Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jessie

/dʒˈɛsi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
jessie
IPA
/dʒˈɛsi/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the female given name Jessica.

name

A female given name.

noun

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

name

A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Jesse.

American usage

noun

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

Colloquial; Dated

Etymology

From Jess + -ie.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Jessies (plural)

Phrases

Lake Jessie give someone Jessie

Synonyms

sissy

Homonyms

jessy

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce jessie?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈɛsi/.
What does jessie mean?
A diminutive of the female given name Jessica.
Where does jessie come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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