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'''Essie''' is a given name and nickname/[[hypocorism]] usually used as a feminine name.
As a standalone name, ''Essie'' can be found in several languages, including Romance, Germanic, and Persian ones. In each case, the name means "star."<ref name="EssieMeaning">{{cite web | url=http://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/essie | title=Essie name meaning | website=SheKnows | access-date=19 May 2018 }}</ref>
As a nickname, it is used as a short form of several names, including ''[[Esther (given name)|Esther]]'', ''[[Estelle (given name)|Estelle]]'', ''Estella'', ''Estrella'', ''Chreistos'' ''Chrestus'', ''Celeste'', ''Jessica'', ''Leslie'', ''Lesley'', ''Estefania'', ''Elizabeth'', Estabella and ''Esmeralda''.<ref name="EssieMeaning" /><ref name="Norman">{{cite book |last=Norman |first=Tessa |date=July 2003 |title=A World of Baby Names |url=https://archive.org/details/worldofbabynames00norm_1/page/358 |location=New York |publisher=Perigree |page=[https://archive.org/details/worldofbabynames00norm_1/page/358 358] |isbn=0-399-52894-6 |url-access=registration }}</ref>
In the [[United States]], the name reached its greatest popularity in the 1890s, peaking as the 139th most popular name for girls born during that decade.<ref name="Popularity">{{cite web | url=https://thestir.cafemom.com/pregnancy/206438/old_fashioned_baby_girl_nicknames/194535/essie/13?features=v | title=35 Old-Fashioned Nicknames for Girls That Make Charming First Names | last=Glassman | first=Genny | date=9 March 2018 | website=TheStir | publisher=CafeMom | access-date=19 May 2018 }}</ref>
==People==
===Women===
* [[Essie Ackland]] (1896–1975), Australian singer
* [[Essie Coffey]] (1940–1998), Australian Muruwari woman, co-founder of the Western Aboriginal Legal Service
* [[Essie Davis]] (born 1970), Australian actress
* [[Essie Garrett]] (1947–2014), American ultramarathon runner and instructor
* [[Essie Jain]], English indie singer-songwriter
* [[Essie Jenyns]] (1864–1920), Australian stage actress
* [[Essie Kelley]] (born 1957), American former middle-distance runner
* [[Essie Pinola Parrish]] (1902–1979), Native American spiritual leader and basket weaver
* [[Eslanda Goode Robeson]], (1896–1965) wife and business manager of Paul Robeson
* [[Essie Wick Rowland]] (1871–1957), American socialite
* [[Essie Shevill]] (1908–1989), Australian cricketer
* [[Essie Summers]] (1912–1998), New Zealand author
* [[Essie Mae Washington-Williams]] (1925–2013), the oldest child of the late United States Senator Strom Thurmond
* [[Essie Weingarten]] (born 1949), founder of Essie Cosmetics, Ltd
* Essie Whitman (c. 1887 – 1963), one of the [[Whitman Sisters]] black vaudeville stars
===Men===
* [[Essie Hollis]] (born 1955), American retired basketball player
* [[Essie Sakhai]], Iranian-born British expert on Persian carpets and oriental rugs
==Fictional characters==
* [[Essie Harrison]], on the British medical drama series ''Holby City''
==References==
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