Jessie (given name)

Jessie is a given name in its own right, but may also be a nickname for the given name Jessica. It is generally considered the feminine form of Jesse. The name Jess is also a given name. It, or Jesse, may be used in Spanish as a nickname for the masculine name Jesus.

People

Fictional characters
  • Jessie (Pokémon)
  • Jessie (Toy Story), in the film Toy Story 2
  • Jessie Prescott, main character of the TV series Jessie
  • Jessie Jackson (Coronation Street), in the soap opera Coronation Street
  • Jessie (Clay Kids), in the Spanish animated TV series Clay Kids
  • Jessie Burlingame, in the Stephen King novel Gerald's Game
  • Jessie Burlingame, in the 2003 horror film Wrong Turn
  • Jessie Cates, in the 1983 play 'night, Mother
  • Jessie McCarney, in the 2006 video game Dead Rising
  • Jessie Maye, a dateable character in the dating simulation videogame Huniepop

Usage in Ireland and Scotland

In Celtic usage, Jessie is not related to Jessica. It is considered a pet form of the name Jane or Jean (feminisations of John). This is expressed in variants as the names Seana/Seóna (Shawna) in the Irish language or Sìne (Sheena) in Scottish Gaelic. Related feminine names taken from John are Jane/Joan (Sìne), Janie (Sìneag), and Janet/Janice (Seònaid); though spelling may change slightly dependent upon the Goidelic language used (be it Irish, Manx, or Scottish Gaelic).

An additional nickname for Jessie, heard in Scotland, is Jinty (or Jinny), a connection to Jean (female given name)/Jane/Jennie.

Jessie is as an Anglicisation of the Goidelic root-word of "seas",[1][2] meaning "to stand". In Irish this is Seasaidh/Seasaídh (pro. "Sheh-see", emphasis on first syllable), which uses the fut. aff. conjugation of "seas".

The Scottish Gaelic variant is Seasaidh/Teasaidh/Teasag, (pronounced "Cheh-say").

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See also

References
  1. "seas – Dictionary". end.translatum.gr. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. "seasaím". 29 January 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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