Jessie

Meaning and name origin

Jessie \j(es)-sie\ as a girl's name (also used as boy's name Jessie), is pronounced JESS-ee. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jessie is "He sees". Pet form of Jessica, also recorded in Scotland from an early date as a pet form of Jean and diminutive of Janet. Also a spelling variant of the male name Jesse. Jess- is a popular prefix in contemporary girls' names, especially in blends that sound like Jocelyn. Opera diva Jessye Norman.

Jessie has 20 variant forms: Jesirae, Jeslyn, Jess, Jessa, Jessalyn, Jessalynn, Jessamae, Jessana, Jessandra, Jesse, Jesselyn, Jessey, Jessi, Jessilyn, Jessina, Jesslyn, Jesslynn, Jessy, Jessye and Jeziree.

For more information, see also the related girl name Jasmine.

There is 1 masculine form of Jessie: Jesse.

Popularity

Jessie is a very popular first name for females (#215 out of 4276) and also a very popular surname or last name for all people (#6313 out of 88799) (2000 U.S. Census).

Displayed below is the baby name popularity of the name Jessie for girls (2015 statistics).

Displayed below is a comparison of the popularity of the girl name Jessie and its variant forms. Variation forms ranked in the Top 1000/100 are Janet, Jasmine, Jean, Jessa, Jesse, Jessi, Jessica, Jessie and Jocelyn. (2015 statistics).

Similar Names

Jessie is also pronounced similarly to Jessah, Jessia, Jessiya and Josie. Other suggested similar baby names are Bessie, Jessca, Jesscia, Kessie, Nessie and Tessie. These names tend to be less commonly used than Jessie.

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