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Missi
How to Pronounce Missi
Pronounced MISS-ee /ˈmɪs.i/Medium
Meaning: Missi is a spelling of Missy, the affectionate nickname often used for Melissa or Melinda and also drawn from the endearment 'little miss.' Melissa is Greek for 'honeybee,' so where Missi shortens Melissa it inherits that meaning.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Missi is a spelling variant of Missy, the pet name used for Melissa, Melinda and Melissa's cousins, and drawn from the affectionate little miss. Melissa is Greek for honeybee; Missi keeps the sweet, informal sound while spelling the ending with an i.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its late-1960s peak, with a thin scatter into the 1980s. A Missi from that time is in her late fifties now; it reads as a breezy period nickname rather than a reviving name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Missi mean?
It is a respelling of Missy, a pet form of Melissa ('honeybee') or the endearment little miss.
How do you pronounce Missi?
It's said MISS-ee /ˈmɪs.i/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Missi a boy or girl name?
Missi is used as a girl's name.
Is Missi a popular name?
No, it was always rare, a spelling of Missy seen mostly in the late nineteen-sixties.