Jessa
Hebrew · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Jessa
Jessa is a diminutive form of Jessica, which derives from the Hebrew name Yiskah, meaning "God beholds" or "God sees." The name has linguistic roots in Hebrew through Shakespeare's coinage of Jessica in *The Merchant of Venice* (1596), which popularized the anglicized version.
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Etymology
Jessa is a diminutive form of Jessica, which derives from the Hebrew name Yiskah, meaning "God beholds" or "God sees." The name has linguistic roots in Hebrew through Shakespeare's coinage of Jessica in *The Merchant of Venice* (1596), which popularized the anglicized version.
The name is primarily used in English-speaking cultures and Christian contexts, though it has become secular and widespread in modern Western societies; Jessica gained particular popularity in the 20th century, and Jessa as a shortened form emerged as a contemporary variant.
Jessa currently ranks #2,225 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2015.
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