Meaning and origin of Jessica

The girl's name Jessica \j(e)-ssi-ca\ 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 popular female first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).-www.thinkbabynames.com

Meaning and origin of Jessica

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Rich. God beholds. The daughter of Shylock in Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice'.
Origin: Shakespearean
Meaning: 'The Merchant of Venice' Daughter to Shylock.
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Meaning and origin of Jessica

Jessica
Hebrew
Female
God sees
Meaning & Origin
Jessica is a English girl name.
The meaning of the name is `God Watches`.
Where is it used?
The name Jessica is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Jessika (In English (Modern))
If it's too long people might use
In English: Jess
For the opposite sex use:
In English and in the bible: Jesse (M)
See also
In English: Jessie (B)
Extra info
From Old English.
Statistics
The name Jessica was given to 10371 babies in the USA in 2004. Jessica was the number 55 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 9337 babies making it the number 21 name that year.
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