Nessie
[ˈnɛsi]Meaning
from Ness with the -ie suffix; also the affectionate name for the Loch Ness Monster
Background Story
Nessie is formed from Ness with the -ie suffix, the same diminutive ending that gives Neddie from Edward and Nellie from Eleanor. It is also the affectionate name of the Loch Ness Monster. User-submitted entries record it as a feminine given name in English and, archaically, in Manx.
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