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View Name: Sissy


SISSY
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: SIS-ee   [key]
Meaning & History
Diminutive of CECILIA, FRANCES or PRISCILLA. It can also be taken from the nickname, which originated as a nursery form of the word sister.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Celia, Fanny, Fran, Frankie, Frannie, Franny, Pris, Prissy, Cissy, Fannie, Sissie
MASCULINE FORM: Francis
OTHER LANGUAGES: Cila (Croatian), Cille, Silje, Sille (Danish), Cilla, Silke (Dutch), Silja (Finnish), Silke, Zilla (German), Cili (Hungarian), Scilla (Italian), Silje (Norwegian), Cila, Cilka (Slovene), Cilla (Swedish)



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