Jessica
Jessica is a name from the Hebrew Yiskah (יִסְכָּה), name of a daughter of Haran, meaning "the Lord beholds" or "the Lord's gift."
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. The name Jessica also stands for wealth.
- Jessica was first used in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice as the name of Shylock's daughter.
- Jessica was one of the top three baby names throughout the 1980s-90s, and was # 1 in the UK in 2005.
- "Jessica" is an instrumental hit by the Allman Brothers Band, and theme tune of Top Gear.
- Jessica is a spider genus (Anyphaenidae).
- Jessica is a novel by Australian author Bryce Courtenay
- Jessica is a mini series based on the book of the same name by Bryce Courtenay
People named Jessica include:
- Jessica Alba, American actress
- Jessica Albert, a fictional character from Dragon Quest VIII, a video game
- Jessica Andrews, American country music singer
- Jessica Atreides, a fictional character in Frank Herbert's Dune novels
- Jessica Biel, American actress
- Jessica Boyington, Miss New Jersey 2006 from Miss USA 2006
- Jessica Folcker, Swedish singer
- Jessica Francino, International artist
- Jessica Jones, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe
- Jessica Lange, American actress
- Jessica Lynch, rescued American POW
- Jessica McClure, "Baby Jessica"
- Jessica Mitford, British political activist
- Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress
- Jessica Rabbit, a fictional character from Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Jessica Lee Rose, lonelygirl15
- Jessica Savitch, American news person
- Jessica Sierra, American singer, American Idol contestant
- Jessica Simpson, American pop singer
- Jessica Stam, Canadian model
- Jessica Steen, Canadian actress
- Jessica Sutta, a singer of The Pussycat Dolls
- Jessica Tandy, British actress
- Jessica Waltz, American singer with Deep Treble and The Shells
- Jessica Wedge, Miss West Virginia 2006 from Miss USA 2006
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