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Misty

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Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɪs.ti/
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Meaning & History

From the English word misty, ultimately derived from Old English. The jazz song Misty (1954) by Erroll Garner may have helped popularize the name.

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Last ranked #904 in 2000 United States

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modern   youthful   informal   natural   wholesome   delicate   refined   strange   simple  

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1970s, Ace Attorney characters, American Horror Story characters, astrophysicists, ballerinas, black history, children of Thomas Arthur Green, cigarette brands, currently out of the US top 1000, dancers, emotions, ends in -ty, English adjectives, English nature names, feelings, Grand Theft Auto III characters, Ice Age characters, isograms, Kate Bush songs, Marvel characters, mist, My Life as a Teenage Robot characters, My Little Pony characters, Pokemon characters, Prince songs, Saint Seiya characters, scientists, song titles, Squishmallows, television, Two and a Half Men characters, water, weather, wet, witches, word names, Yellowjackets characters
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Entry updated November 16, 2019

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