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The girl's name Jessica \j(e)-ssi-ca\ is pronounced JESS-a-kah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "He sees". Coined by Shakespeare (from the Old Testament Iscah or Jesca) in "The Merchant of Venice" for Shylock's daughter, a young Jewish woman who elopes with Lorenzo and converts to Christianity. Singer Jessica Simpson; actresses Jessica Lange, Jessica Tandy, Jessica Alba, Jessica Capshaw, Sarah Jessica Parker. Jessica has 12 variant forms: Jess, Jessa, Jessaca, Jessaka, Jessalin, Jessalyn, Jesse, Jesseca, Jessey, Jessie, Jessika and Jessy. For more information, see also related names Jessenia and Yessica. Baby names that sound like Jessica are Yessika and Yesseca. Jessica is a very common first name for women (#26 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#83290 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census) Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Jessica. Compare Jessica with its variant forms and related girl names.
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