Jeffie

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English

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Etymology

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From Jeff, Jeffrey or other similar names, +‎ -ie.

Proper noun

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Jeffie

  1. (uncommon) A male given name
    • 2009, Iris Rainer Dart, Til the Real Thing Comes Along, →ISBN:
      It was true. Especially for Jeffie, her baby. He'd had enough hurt and she had to protect him. [...] Her cousin Mimi's husband the psychiatrist said, "Everyone has his own mourning time. Jeffie will go to school when he's ready."
  2. (uncommon) A female given name
    • 1898, Alice Maude Ewell, “Miss Stacy's Buryin'-Money”, in The Century, page 456:
      [...] her young friend Jeffersonia Davis Lucket. The name was a survival of war-time Confederate zeal, now nearly always mercifully shortened into "Jeffie," as being better suited for the owner. When Jeffie entered, Miss Stacy gave a little start, [...]
    • 1974 March 18, Donald Goddard, “An Incredible Evening With Joey Gallo”, in New York Magazine:
      [...] getting close enough to him to please Joey's wife, Jeffie, and yet staying at a sufficient distance to avoid compromising himself and his family.
    • 2007, J. Larry Jacobson, A Nest in the Storm, →ISBN, page 216:
      "Of course, honey," said Jeffie. Her words were slurred [...]

Alternative forms

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