Jessica
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Jessica
- /ˈd͡ʒɛsɪkə/
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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.
proper noun Jessicas · Jessicah · Jessika · Jessikah · Jessicka · Jessickah
- 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.
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Closest in meaning: jessie, narrator, miss, mike, melle, insight, prescience, clairvoyance, discernment, foresight, vision, understanding, wisdom, cognizance, penetration, perception
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Talk about this word "Jessica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jessica. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Jessica. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jessica "Jessica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jessica.Cite this
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title = {Jessica},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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