Jessie

Meaning: Its source is Yishai, a Hebrew name meaning "Gift."

Popularity: The name Jessie ranked 412th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 235th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.

Narrative: Some authorities believe that the Hebrew name Yaasai (meaning ''God lives'') was the source of Jesse.

Arts and Music

''Jessie's Girl''
- A 1981 hit recorded by Rick Springfield (see list of Names in Song titles)


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Teasing Nicknames:

Messy Jessie

Associations:

In African-American slang, ''Jesse James killer'' refers to any heavy, gluey hair product with a strong smell.

''Jessie'' is an African-American slang term for a red-haired, attractive woman.

Meaning: Its source is Iscah, a Hebrew name meaning "He beholds."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English.

Nickname For: Janet and Jessica

Compound Forms: Jessette

Alternative Spellings: Jesi, Jessee, Jessi, Jessy, Jessye, Jescie and Jesey

Popularity: The name Jessie ranked 438th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 215th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.

Narrative: William Shakespeare invented the modern name Jessica for Shylock's daughter in his play The Merchant of Venice. Though he may have intended it to denote a typical Jewish girl, the name has become popular with all ethnic groups.

Leadership

Jessie Sumner (born 1898, died 1994)
American politician and jurist.
- Representative, R-Illinois, 1937-47 (see list of Women in the House of Representatives)

Miscellaneous

Jessie Angelina Evans
- 1958 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)

Science and Philosophy

Jessie Bernard (born 1903)
American sociologist known for her studies of sex, family dynamics, and the public and private roles of women.
- Wrote The Future of Marriage (see list of Miscellaneous Social Scientists)

The Literary World

Jessie Burlingame
Fictional character.
- Gerald''s wife in Stephen King''s novel Gerald''s Game (see list of Characters in Gerald's Game)
Jessie Fauset (born 1882, died 1961)
American writer. The most-published novelist of the Harlem Renaissance.
- Wrote The Chinaberry Tree (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
Jessie Mahout
Fictional character.
- A young girl in Stephen King''s novel Dolores Claiborne (see list of Characters in Dolores Claiborne)
Jessie Roland
Fictional character
- The heroine in Finders Keepers, a novel by Fern Michaels (see list of Characters from modern romance novels)