Essie
Essie is a given name and nickname/hypocorism usually used as a feminine name.
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As a standalone name, Essie can be found in several languages, including Romance, Germanic, and Persian ones. In each case, the name means "star."[1]
As a nickname, it is used as a short form of several names, including Esther, Estelle, Celeste, Leslie, Lesley, and Esmeralda.[1][2]
In the United States, the name reached its greatest popularity in the 1890s, peaking as the 139th most popular name for girls born during that decade.[3] By 2018, it was notable for being disproportionately used by Southerners and African Americans.[4]
People
Essie may refer to:
Women
- Essie Ackland (1896–1975), Australian singer
- Essie Coffey (1940–1998), Australian Muruwari woman, co-founder of the Western Aboriginal Legal Service
- Essie Davis (born 1970), Australian actress
- Essie Garrett (1947-2014), American ultramarathon runner and instructor
- Essie Jain, English indie singer-songwriter
- Essie Jenyns (1864–1920), Australian stage actress
- Essie Kelley (born 1957), American former middle-distance runner
- Essie Pinola Parrish (1902–1979), Native American spiritual leader and basket weaver
- Eslanda Goode Robeson, (1896–1965) wife and business manager of Paul Robeson
- Essie Wick Rowland (1871-1957), American socialite
- Essie Shevill (1908-1989), Australian cricketer
- Essie Summers (1912–1998), New Zealand author
- Essie Mae Washington-Williams (1925-2013), the oldest child of the late United States Senator Strom Thurmond
- Essie Weingarten (born 1949), founder of Essie Cosmetics, Ltd.
- Essie Whitman (c. 1887-1963), one of the Whitman Sisters black vaudeville stars
Men
- Essie Hollis (born 1955), American retired basketball player
- Essie Sakhai, Iranian-born British expert on Persian carpets and oriental rugs
Fictional characters
- Essie Harrison, on the British medical drama series Holby City
References
- "Essie name meaning". SheKnows. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- Norman, Tessa (July 2003). A World of Baby Names. New York: Perigree. p. 358. ISBN 0-399-52894-6.
- Glassman, Genny (9 March 2018). "35 Old-Fashioned Nicknames for Girls That Make Charming First Names". TheStir. CafeMom. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- "Essie National Statistics". MyNameStats. Informateur. 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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