Jimmy (given name)

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Jimmy Carter's official portrait
Pronunciation /ˈɪmi/
GenderMale
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Related names Jim, Jimi, Jimster, Jimmi, Jimmie, James, Jemmy, Jimbo,

Jimmy is a masculine given name. It is often used as a diminutive form of the given name James, along with its short form, Jim.

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Both can also be used as the adaptation into English of the modern Greek name Dimitris (Δημήτρης) or the older Dimitrios (Δημήτριος), especially amongst Greek immigrants in English-speaking countries, due the similarity in the sound of the short name Ντίμης/Dimi and Jimmy.[ citation needed ]

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