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Limmie

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How to Pronounce Limmie

Pronounced LIM-ee /ˈlɪm.i/Medium

Meaning: Limmie is a Southern American pet-form name, given as a full first name. It is usually read as a rhyming playmate of Jimmie or a diminutive of a short family element (Lim-). It reads as an affectionate nickname-name rather than a name with a fixed classical root.Low

In 30 seconds: Limmie is an affectionate old Southern nickname-name, cousin to Jimmie (say it LIM-ee). Warm, folksy, and early-century.

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Origin LowEnglish

MeaningLimmie is a Southern American pet-form name, given as a full first name. It is usually read as a rhyming playmate of Jimmie or a diminutive of a short family element (Lim-). It reads as an affectionate nickname-name rather than a name with a fixed classical root.

U.S. rank (2017)#13476 ↘ Falling

2017 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1913

Total births (all-time)≈ 300

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Limmie is a pet-form name that families, especially in the American South, gave as a legal first name in the early twentieth century. It reads as a diminutive - a rhyming companion to Jimmie or a short family element dressed with the affectionate -ie ending. It was rare and early, cresting at only about fifteen boys a year around 1913 before fading through the century.

A Limmie from its era would belong to a great-grandfather's or earlier generation. Its cozy two-beat sound sits beside Jimmie, Willie, and Dewey - the -ie nickname-names of the period - and it is firmly antique. Because its exact source is uncertain, we note it.

Did you know? Names like Limmie belong to a Southern tradition of turning cozy nicknames straight into birth names, often rhyming with a more familiar pet form such as Jimmie.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Limmie — Southern pet-form name; source uncertain

Variations

JimmieLimmyLemmie

Nicknames

LimImmie

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Jimmie— a rhyming pet-form name of the same era

Willie— a like -ie nickname given as a full name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Limmie mean?

Limmie is an affectionate pet-form name without a single fixed meaning; it reads as a diminutive close to Jimmie, which we note.

How do you pronounce Limmie?

It is said LIM-ee, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Limmie a boy or a girl name?

Limmie has been used mainly for boys.

Is Limmie a popular name?

No. Limmie has always been rare, seen most in the early nineteen-hundreds before fading.