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Jimmi

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5
Starts with
J

Meaning and background

The story behind Jimmi

Jimmi is the spelling used by actor Jimmi Simpson, whose Television Academy biography records television, film, and stage work. His role as William in Westworld brought a 2018 Emmy nomination, and the same biography identifies his Black Mirror character Walton. These credits give Jimmi a concrete acting association. They do not, by themselves, establish how this spelling developed or prove that every Jimmi uses it as a nickname.

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Jimmi is the spelling used by actor Jimmi Simpson, whose Television Academy biography records television, film, and stage work. Source

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Jimmi appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.

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  • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.

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