Jessica - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Jessica \j(e)-ssi-

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)

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