Jesse - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Jesse \j(es)-

, also used as girl's name Jesse, is pronounced JESS-ee. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "the Lord exists". Biblical: the shepherd father of King David. Jessie is also used for girls. The similar-sounding Jesiah is a variant of Joshua. Athlete Jesse Owens; politician Jesse Jackson; outlaw Jesse James.

Jesse has 6 variant forms: Jess, Jessey, Jesiah, Jessie, Jessy and Yishai.

For more information, see also the related name Jessamine.

Baby names that sound like Jesse are Jase, Josue and Joss.

Jesse is a very common first name for men (#89 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#7272 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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