Jessica
/ˈd͡ʒɛsɪkə/
Jessica proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew.
Proper noun
Jessica (plural Jessicas)
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- Lorenzo: In such a night / Did Jessica steal from the wealthy Jew, / And with an unthrift love did run from Venice, / As far as Belmont.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- She will be beautiful, of course - how could our child not be beautiful? We will name her...Jessica. Yes, that's a good name, not one of those lighter-than-air names so popular among writers of romances and fairy tales. That's a name a real little girl might have.1996, Tad Williams, The Writer's Child, The Sandman Book of Dreams, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 154
Jessica meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Thai
Jessica in Hindi
- a female given name
- जेसिका jesikā
Jessica in Marathi
- a female given name
- जेसिका jesikā
Jessica in Arabic
- a female given name
- جِيسِيكَا jesikā
Jessica in Thai
- a female given name
- เจสสิกา
Forms of Jessica
| plural | Jessicas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Jessicah |
| alternative form | Jessika |
| alternative form | Jessikah |
| alternative form | Jessicka |
| alternative form | Jessickah |
| alternative form | Jessiqa |
| alternative form | Jessyca |
| alternative form | Jessyka |
| alternative form | Jesica |
| alternative form | Jesika |
| alternative form | Jesyca |
| alternative form | Jesyka |
| alternative form | Jezica |
| alternative form | Jezika |
| alternative form | Jezyca |
| alternative form | Jezyka |
Origin of Jessica
First used by William Shakespeare in Merchant of Venice in the early 17th century, probably from Hebrew יִסְכָּה (yiská, “Iscah in Genesis 11:29, Jescha in the Wycliffe version”), a proper name meaning "he will see/behold/look for", the 3ms imperfect form of a verb ultimately from the root ס־כ־ה (s-k-h), itself an alternative form of the root שׂ־כ־ה (ś-k-h), both of which mean "to see, behold, look for". * By folk etymology seen as an elaborate form of Jessie, from Jane.
Words formed from Jessica
Phrases with Jessica
Questions about Jessica
- What does Jessica mean?
- Jessica means a female given name from Hebrew.
- What is Jessica in Hindi?
- Jessica in Hindi is जेसिका (jesikā). See Jessica meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Jessica?
- Jessica is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Jessica?
- Jessica is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛsɪkə/.
Words near Jessica in the dictionary
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