The famous jessicas below have many different professions, including notable actresses named jessica, singers named jessica, famous athletes named jessica, and even musicians named jessica. The name was invented by shakespeare for the daughter of a jewish merchant in the merchant of venice. Jessica is frequently used as a girl name
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Learn more about the meaning, origin, and popularity of the name jessica.
Jessica is a name of hebrew origin, meaning “god beholds.” history
Shakespeare probably based it on the biblical name iscah, which would have been spelled jescha in his time It was not commonly used as a given name until the middle of the 20th century. The name jessica is primarily a female name of hebrew origin that means god beholds
