Jessica

Jes-si-ca · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    A feminine given name, one of the most popular in English-speaking countries in the late 20th century.

Related words

See also: Jesse, Jessie, jess

Etymology

Coined or popularized by William Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice (c. 1596). Possibly derived from Hebrew Yiskah (meaning "foresight" or "to behold"), the name of a minor biblical figure, Abraham's niece.