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JimmyEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text

Etymology tree English Jim Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Jimmy From Jim + -y.

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JimmyEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text

From the initialism GM (/ˌd͡ʒiˈɛm/), by jocular alteration of sound playing on the diminutive given name.

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jimmyEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text

* * (chocolate sprinkles): Unknown. There is much speculation that they were named after Jim Crow, but there is little, if any, evidence to support this theory.

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