Dess

English translation: Dess (short for Decima)

04:10 Feb 17, 2021
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English term or phrase: Dess
Second from the left, Decima Norman, the Dashing Dess from Perth.

https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/norman-clara-decima-14996

Does "Dess" has any meaning?

Thanks in advance,
S.J
Canada
Local time: 17:53
Selected answer:Dess (short for Decima)
Explanation:
It’s just a nickname for Decima.

I can’t access the page, but the blurb in Google says:

but she had earned the nickname “Dashing Dess”

https://www.couriermail.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=...

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Note added at 17 mins (2021-02-17 04:27:58 GMT)
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Decima Norman, nicknamed ‘Dashing Dess’, from Albany in Western Australia, won five gold medals.

http://education.m2006.thecgf.com/_content/classroomresource...
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Brent Sørensen
Germany
Local time: 22:53
Grading comment
Thank you.
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dess
Dess (short for Decima)


Explanation:
It’s just a nickname for Decima.

I can’t access the page, but the blurb in Google says:

but she had earned the nickname “Dashing Dess”

https://www.couriermail.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=...

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Note added at 17 mins (2021-02-17 04:27:58 GMT)
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Decima Norman, nicknamed ‘Dashing Dess’, from Albany in Western Australia, won five gold medals.

http://education.m2006.thecgf.com/_content/classroomresource...

Brent Sørensen
Germany
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Edith Kelly
58 mins

agree  philgoddard
1 hr

agree  Victoria Britten: I had a great-aunt Decima (name given to her because she was the 10th child!): she pronounced it "Dess" while spelling it "Dec", but changing the spelling is the easier oprion if you want people to get it right first time!
7 hrs

agree  Reuben Wright
11 hrs

agree  BdiL
14 hrs
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