Jess - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Jess \j(e)-ss\, also used as girl's name Jess, is a variant of Jesse (Hebrew), and the meaning of Jess is "the Lord exists".

The baby name Jess sounds like Jessy and Joss. Other similar baby names are Jens and Jesus.

Jess is a very common first name for men (#509 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#16880 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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