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Nezzie
How to Pronounce Nezzie
Pronounced NEZ-ee /ˈnɛzi/High
Meaning: Nezzie is a pet form, most likely of Inez or Agnes. Agnes comes from a Greek word for 'pure' or 'holy,' and Inez is its Spanish and Portuguese form, so Nezzie inherits that sense through whichever parent it shortened.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Nezzie is a fond short form, most plausibly of Inez or Agnes. Agnes rests on a Greek word for 'pure' or 'holy,' and Inez is its Iberian form. In the era's habit of turning nicknames into first names, Nezzie was written down on its own.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year around 1920 before dying out by mid-century. A girl named Nezzie then would be past a hundred now, of a great-grandmother generation.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Nezzie mean?
It is a diminutive of Inez or Agnes, from Greek for 'pure' or 'holy.'
How do you pronounce Nezzie?
It's said NEZ-ee /ˈnɛzi/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Nezzie a boy or girl name?
Nezzie is used as a girl's name.
Is Nezzie a popular name?
No, it was always rare, a vintage short form used for only a couple dozen girls a year around the early nineteen-twenties.