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Vessie
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Pronounced VES-ee /ΛvΙs.i/Medium
Meaning: Vessie is a homey diminutive, most plausibly a pet form of Vesta - the Roman goddess of the hearth - or another V- name such as Sylvester's feminine forms. It was recorded as a stand-alone name in the nineteenth-century South. Its root is uncertain, so its meaning is best traced tentatively to Vesta.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Vessie is a diminutive most plausibly derived from Vesta, the Roman hearth goddess, or a related V- name. It appears in United States records from the 1880s, especially in the South, with a small high in the 1910s. It was never common - given to only about two dozen girls a year - and faded by mid-century.
A girl named Vessie at its 1910s high would be a great-great-grandmother today; the name is unmistakably turn-of-the-century Southern. Two soft beats put it with Doshie, Ollie and Nettie. Its exact root is uncertain, and it has not revived, remaining a genuine period name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Vessie mean?
It is a diminutive, most likely a pet form of Vesta or a related V- name.
How do you pronounce Vessie?
It's said VES-ee /ΛvΙs.i/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Vessie a boy or girl name?
Vessie is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Vessie?
It has always been rare, an eighteen-hundreds Southern name given to only about two dozen girls a year and long since faded.