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maleJesse - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's and girl's name Jesse \j(es)-se\ 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 popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Jesse. Click here to compare Jesse with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Jesse
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Jesse

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