Jeffie
Jeffie proper noun: a male given name.
Proper noun
Jeffie
- A male given name.
- 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."2009, Iris Rainer Dart, Til the Real Thing Comes Along, →ISBN
- A female given name.
- [...] 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, [...]1898, Alice Maude Ewell, “Miss Stacy's Buryin'-Money”, in The Century, page 456
- [...] 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.1974 March 18, Donald Goddard, “An Incredible Evening With Joey Gallo”, in New York Magazine
Forms of Jeffie
| alternative form | Jeffi |
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Origin of Jeffie
From Jeff, Jeffrey or other similar names, + -ie.
Questions about Jeffie
- What does Jeffie mean?
- Jeffie means a male given name.
- What part of speech is Jeffie?
- Jeffie is a proper noun.
Words near Jeffie in the dictionary
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