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Jeffie
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English
Etymology
From Jeff, Jeffrey or other similar names, en -ie.
Proper noun
en uncommon en male.
en 2009 Iris Rainer Dart Til the Real Thing Comes Along 9780446567619 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."
en uncommon en female.
en 1898 Alice Maude Ewell Miss Stacy's Buryin'-Money The Century 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, [...]
en March 18 1974 Donald Goddard An Incredible Evening With Joey Gallo 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.
en 2007 J. Larry Jacobson A Nest in the Storm 9780977822720 216 "Of course, honey," said Jeffie. Her words were slurred [...]
Alternative forms
Jeffi