What does Jessica mean?

Jessica ▼ as a girls' name is pronounced JESS-a-kah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jessica 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.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Jes-, -ca

ASSOCIATED WITH old, testament (biblical), young, jewish (israeli)

Variations

VARIANTS Jassica, Jecca, Jesaca, Jesca, Jesica▼, Jesicca, Jesika, Jesenia▼, Jess, Jessa, Jessaca, Jessah, Jessaka, Jessalin, Jessalyn, Jessamyn, Jessca, Jesscia, Jesse▼, Jesseca, Jessey, Jessia, Jessicia, Jessicka, Jessie▼, Jessika▼, Jessiqua, Jessiya, Jessy, Jessyca, Jessyka, Jesyka, Jezeca, Jezica, Jezika, Jezyca, Jyssika, Lajessica, Tessica, Tjessica, Yessica

SEE ALSO Jessenia

How popular is Jessica?

Jessica is a very prominent first name for women (#26 out of 4276, Top 1%) and a slightly less prominent surname for all people (#78549 out of 150436, Top 52%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Aerica, Cedrica, Denica, Derica, Derrica, Dusica, Gerica, Gerrica, Heroica, Jamaica, Janessia (see Janice), Janica, Jarica, Jarrica, Jasmina, Jeanice, Jeanina, Jeddida, Jedida, Jelina, Jelisa, Jemaica, Jemila, Jemima, Jemsa, Jenica, Jenice, Jenika, Jenina, Jenita, Jennica, Jennice, Jennika, Jennita, Jensina, Jensine, Jerica▼, Jerika, Jerrica▼, Jerrika, Jesenya, Jesirae, Jessamae, Jessamy, Jessana, Jessi▼, Jessilyn, Jessina, Jesslyn, Jesstina, Jessye, Jestina, Jestine, Jesusa, Josina, Justice, Justina▼, Meica, Messina, Mystica, Nenica, Nennica (see Neneca), Nessia, Terica, Tessia, Verica, Yesseca (see Yessica) and Yessika. These names tend to be less commonly used than Jessica.