What origin is it?
And any other information there is about it
2006-07-05 04:27:56 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Something interesting I found:
This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play 'The Merchant of Venice', where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. Shakespeare probably based it on the biblical יִסְכָה (Yiskah), the name of a minor character in Genesis, which meant "YAHWEH beholds" in Hebrew. Jessica is sometimes used as a feminine form of JESSE.
2006-07-05 04:32:28 · answer #1 · answered by Gracie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jessica is a female given name, originally found as the name of a character in Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. One theory of how Shakespeare created the name is that he altered Jesca, the form of the name of a daughter of Haran briefly mentioned in the book of Genesis. Though Jesca was the form of the name used in English language Bibles available to Shakespeare, the King James Version of the Bible and subsequent translations refer to this person as Iscah. [1] Jesca or Iscah is derived from the Hebrew Yiskah (יִסְכָּה), meaning "foresight" (being able to see the potential in the future). The Hebrew root sakhah (ס.כ.ה) means "to see", so the name Yiskah, with the added yud, implies foresight or clairvoyance. There is midrash by Rashi suggesting that Yiskah is also a name for Sarah, so the meaning of this name makes sense for two reasons: people would gaze at her beauty, and she was known to be a prophetess. "Jessica" was the most popular female baby name throughout the 1980s[2] and 1990s[3] in the United States. It also rose to #1 in England and Wales in 2005, dropping to #3 in 2006.[4]
2016-03-27 04:49:38 · answer #2 · answered by Deborah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name Jessica means "God Sees." The origin of Jessica is Hebrew. Also, his name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play 'The Merchant of Venice', where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. Shakespeare probably based it on the biblical יִסְכָה (Yiskah), the name of a minor character in Genesis, which meant "YAHWEH beholds" in Hebrew. Jessica is sometimes used as a feminine form of JESSE. (http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=jessica)
2006-07-05 04:36:53 · answer #3 · answered by Caitlin J 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1) "Wealthy" (Hebrew)
2) "Rich"
3) Rich. God beholds. The daughter of Shylock in Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice'.
2006-07-05 04:39:07 · answer #4 · answered by kueria 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister's name is Jessica. the name means pain the the a s s.
2006-07-05 08:21:25 · answer #5 · answered by greencaddyman 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Jessica is a Hebrew name and its meaning is "Wealthy". Checkout babynames.com
2006-07-05 04:32:19 · answer #6 · answered by Ahab 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A hebrew name that means, "wealthy." On a different site I get that it means, "God's grace." I'm sure if you looked around a buncha sites you'd get a handful of varied answers.
2006-07-11 16:09:21 · answer #7 · answered by Allison 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wealthy
2006-07-05 05:25:57 · answer #8 · answered by oneilt@verizon.net 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
thats my friends name it means ...God is watching... its hebrew of origin...... it is used as both the feminine form of jesse and joshua!!!!!!! that shakespeare stuff is true aswell
2006-07-05 08:38:21 · answer #9 · answered by justme 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to babynames.com
and search for Jessica.
You'll get the answers to your questions.
2006-07-05 04:29:28 · answer #10 · answered by Pirate_Wench 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋