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Jessica
proper noun
(
given name, female, from Hebrew,
) Diminutives: Jess, Jessie.
Translations:
Dutch: Jeske
German: Jessika
Etymology:
First used by Shakespeare in Merchant of Venice, probably from (
Hebr.
) , ÖÖÖÖ (YisÉkah, "Iscah" in Genesis 11:29), a proper name meaning "one who looks forth."
By folk etymology seen as a variant of Jessie or Jane.
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