Hassie

Hassie

English

Etymology

From Harriet, Hazel and rare similar sounding names such as Haseltine, Haroldson + diminutive suffix -y.

Proper noun

Hassie

1. A diminutive of the female given names Harriet or Hazel.
   • 1985, Arthur C. Inman, Daniel Aaron, The Inman Diary: A Public and Private Confession, Harvard University Press →ISBN, page 284

     My little brother, he couldn't say Harriet. He called me 'Hassie'. 'Hassie' it's been ever since. I don't like it, but I giss nobody never had a name like it in the world.

   • 1990, Reports of Cases Decided Between ... in the Supreme Court of Nebraska

     ... Grace and Robert Garner in Hickman, Nebraska, the movers, namely, Terry Reynolds and his wife, Hazel “Hassie” Reynolds, Tina Walker, and the Garners, ...