Unisex Name
Connie
ˈkɑn.i
ˈkɒn.i
Overview
Gender
feminine & masculine
Origin
Categories
Annie characters
Armistead Maupin characters
Attack on Titan characters
authors
baseball players
Big Mouth characters
cornetists
currently out of the US top 1000
Danny Phantom characters
D. H. Lawrence characters
Characteristics
How people perceive this name
Overall Rating
73/100
classic80%
youthful65%
informal120%
natural80%
wholesome120%
refined100%
simple120%
Meaning & Etymology
Connie is a given name, often used as a pet form (hypocorism) of names such as Concetta, Constance, Cornelia, Cornelius, Connor, Conrad, Constanza, Conception, Consuela, Consuelo, or Conner. It is occasionally used as a masculine name, derived from Cornelius or Conrad. The name gained popularity among Asian-American women in the 1980s, largely due to the influence of journalist Connie Chung, even though it was not widely popular at the time.
Etymology
Original Form:
Diminutive of Constance, Cornelius, Conrad, and other names beginning with 'Con'.
Evolution:
Originally a diminutive form, Connie has evolved into a standalone given name, used across various cultures and languages.
Source:
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