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Essie

name

Meaning

  1. A diminutive form of the female given name Esther.

Etymology / origin

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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