Missy name meaning
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What does Missy mean?
Frequently Used Missy is used substantially in Swedish, Danish, English and Finnish has origin in Old Greek, Italian and Germanic and in general is given to baby girls, Missy means "Bee, Young Girl or Pet Form of Melissa".
Missy is variant form of Missi. Missi is a variant form of Missa. Missy is a shortened form of Millicent. Millicent is a version of lofty and evergreen Melissa. Millicent is English cognate of Melisande.
Illustrous Millicent is used particulary in English, Millicent means "Strong Work, Of a Thousand Saints and English Cognate of Melisande" is of Old Greek, Old French and Germanic origin.
How do I pronounce Missy?
Two syllabled Missy is most commonly pronounced as miss-ee. Some people pronounce it as m(is)-sy.
Variants of Missy
How popular is the name Missy?
Missy is a common name in United States given to over 5657 babies in 75 years. Recently the moniker is on a rise, in 1967, 303 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 540th position.
Missy is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1999 and was able to reach the top 900 names. In 2004, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 821 on girl names chart when 33 babies were named Missy.
Over 347 babies in England and Wales have been named Missy.
Missy is an uncommon baby name in France where it is still in use. Also, Missy is a familiar name in Canada, Ghana, Malawi, New Zealand, Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, England, DR Congo, India and Saudi Arabia.
At least, 40000 people globally have been given the name as per our findings.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8028 | 13 |
| 2022 | 5772 | 21 |
| 2021 | 8910 | 11 |
| 2020 | 7940 | 13 |
| 2019 | 9090 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7745 | 14 |
| 2017 | 14093 | 6 |
| 2016 | 10099 | 10 |
| 2015 | 10853 | 9 |
| 2014 | 8954 | 12 |
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Numerological analysis of Missy
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- Denisse - Especially used in Spanish and English loved, Denisse aimed at girls that of Old Greek origin, meaning of Denisse is "Dedicated to Dionysos or God of the Vine"
- Sebastina means From Sebaste has origin in Old Greek, predominantly used in German is given to baby girls
- Abelone is originated from Old Greek bestowed upon girls, Abelone means "Inspired By the Greek God Apollo" is used largely in Swedish, Scandinavian and Norwegian
- Antonesca means That Feeds on Flower is rooted from Greek
Famous people named Missy
- Missy Giove, American professional downhill mountain biker
- Missy Gold, former child actress
- Missy Cummings, associate professor at Duke University and director of Duke's Humans and Autonomy Laboratory
- Missy Elliott, American rapper, singer, songwriter
- Missy Peregrym, Canadian actress and former fashion model
- Missy Doty, American actress
- Missy Higgins, Australian singer-songwriter, musician and actress
- Missy O'Reilly, actress/comedian best known as a cast member on MTV's hidden camera show 'Boiling Points'
- Missy Hyatt, professional wrestler
- Missy Raines, bassist, singer, teacher, and songwriter
- Missy Rae Hansen in Camp Blood 2 as Actress
- Missy Nicole in Angel Perverse 8 as Actress
- Missy Model in Christina Vid 39: Part 2 - Brief Cameo Dance & Bounce with Missy Model as Actress
- Missy Misfit in Extreme Schoolgirls 9 as Actress
- Missy Baker in Let's Get Lost as
- Missy Suicide in Oedipus Hex as
- Missy Manners in Missy's Guide to Safe Sex as Writer
- Missy Maze in This Ain't Conan the Barbarian XXX as Actress
- Missy Browning in Desert Passion as Actress
- Missy Wolff in Fried Green Tomatoes as Actress
- Missy Franklin Melissa Jeanette Franklin, known as Missy Franklin, is an American swimmer who has won four gold medals at the Olympics.
- Missy Atwood acted in video Maps densetsu no fukkatsu
- In 2012, Missy Sturges played the role of N in horror flick Tagus Ranch Massacre.
Lists having Missy
- Girl names beginning with M
- American Girl Names
- English Girl Names
- German Girl Names
- Greek Girl Names
- Italian Girl Names
- Danish Girl Names
- Finnish Girl Names
- Swedish Girl Names
- Baby Names that mean Bee
- Baby Names that mean Young
- Baby Names that mean Girl
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004