English Explanatory Dictionary

Jessica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Hebrew.

Pronunciation

jĕsʹĭkə /ˈd͡ʒɛsɪkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jessica.wav

Word forms

Jessica Jessicas Jessicah Jessika Jessikah Jessicka Jessickah Jessiqa Jessyca Jessyka Jesica Jesika Jesyca Jesyka Jezica Jezika Jezyca Jezyka

Etymology

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.

Derived words

Jes Jess Jessa Jesse Jessey Jessi Jessie Jessy
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