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).
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