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proper noun 
  1. (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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