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Jessica (originally Iessica, also Jesica, Jesika, Jessicah, Jessika, or Jessikah) [1] is a female given name of Hebrew origin. The oldest written record of the name with its current spelling is found as the name of the Shakespearean character Jessica , from the play The Merchant of Venice .
Jessie is a given name in its own right, but may also be a nickname for the given name Jessica. It is generally considered the feminine form of Jesse. The name Jess is also a given name. It, or Jesse, may be used in Spanish as a nickname for the male name Jesus.
Jessica (given name), includes a list of people and fictional characters with this name; Jessica Folcker, a Swedish singer known by the mononym Jessica; Jessica Jung, a Korean-American singer known by the mononym Jessica, former member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation; Jessica (The Merchant of Venice), a character in Shakespeare ...
Jesse is a given name of Hebrew origin. It derives its popularity from the biblical figure Jesse, father of Israelite monarch David.The English version is derived from the Latin Iesse, borrowed from the Ancient Greek Iessaí (Ἰεσσαί), and ultimately from the Hebrew Yišay (יִשַׁי).
The name "Jessica" comes from a character in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, the daughter of Shylock. Iscah was supposedly rendered "Jeska" in some English Bibles available in Shakespeare's day, [ 7 ] although the Tyndale Bible has "Iisca" [ 8 ] as does the Coverdale Bible , [ 9 ] the Geneva Bible has "Iscah", [ 10 ] and the earlier ...
Erik Hecht, real name of German musician Eric Fish; Gina Hecht (born 1953), American actress; Harold Hecht, film producer; Jessica Hecht, American actress; Larry Hecht (1918-2008), better known as Larry Haines, American actor; Paul Hecht, Canadian actor
Jesus (/ ˈ dʒ iː z ə s /) is a masculine given name derived from Iēsous (Ἰησοῦς; Iesus in Classical Latin) the Ancient Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua (ישוע). [1] [2] As its roots lie in the name Isho in Aramaic and Yeshua in Hebrew, it is etymologically related to another biblical name, Joshua.
Uhm, I googled name meanings for Jessica and another possible meaning is that it's a feminine form of Jesse. It says that the meaning of Jesse is derived from יִשַׁי (Yishay) which means gift. It also says that Jessie/Jessica may be a pet form of John/Jane. ― LADY GALAXY ★彡 Refill / lol 02:34, 13 April 2007 (UTC)