Meaning and Origin of the Name Sissy
The meaning of Sissy is simply “sister” or that of the names of which it is the shortened version.
The name Sissy is not a popular English girl name. Other names that are similar to it, or that it is sometimes used as a nickname for, are Cecilia, Priscilla, and Frances.
Sissy can also be spelt Sissi or Sissey.
Famous People with the Name Sissy
Many women have had the first name Sissy through the years, and Sissy Löwinger was an actress and theatre manager from Austria.
Rachel Dübendorfer was a German woman with the codename “Sissy” during the second world war, in which she fought against the Nazis.
Sissy Spacek is a singer and actress in the United States.
Popularity
While the popularity of Sissy wasn’t large enough to take the name to the top 100 list of English baby names in 2019, it is a name that has been given to many women and is easy to spell and pronounce.
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