Baby name

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Sissy

/SIS · ee/


“Blind, pure”

English nickname form of sister or a diminutive of names like Cecilia; historically a term of endearment in the American South, later used as a given name.

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gentle

How it ages.

Carries dated connotations; the slang associations make it difficult to age well.

The cultural moment.

Common as a nickname in the US South through the mid-20th century; rare as a given name today.