About Jessica
The name Jessica is of Hebrew origin and means "God beholds" or "God sees." It is derived from the Hebrew name Yiskah, which appears in the Bible as the name of a daughter of Haran and the wife of Esau. Jessica gained popularity as a given name after being used by William Shakespeare for the character of Shylock's daughter in his play "The Merchant of Venice." The name Jessica is often associated with qualities such as beauty, intelligence, and independence.
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Most individuals with the name Jessica are female.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -5.37% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Jessica in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Jessica using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.