Pronounced Pron. SIS-ee(German, Popular Culture)SIS-si(Finnish) [key]
Other Forms FormsSisi
Meaning & History
Diminutive of Cecilia, Elisabet and names beginning Si-. Specifically, it is a nickname of Empress Elisabeth of Austria popularised through the film "Sissi" (1955).Sissi is also Finnish for "guerrilla" and a type of training in the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard.