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Jessica
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'''Jessica''' is a
name from the
Hebrew language 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
yodh 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.
* "
Jessica (song) Jessica" is an instrumental hit by the
Allman Brothers Band, and
theme music theme tune of ''
Top Gear''.
* ''
Jessica (novel) Jessica'' is a novel by Australian author
Bryce Courtenay
People named Jessica:
* '''
Jessica Alba''', actress
* '''
Jessica Andrews''', singer
* '''
Jessica Atreides''', of
Frank Herbert's ''
Dune''
* '''
Jessica McClure''', "Baby Jessica"
* '''
Jessica Lange''', actress
* '''
Jessica Lynch''', rescued American POW
* '''
Jessica Mitford''', political activist
* '''
Sarah Jessica Parker''', actress
* '''
Jessica Rabbit''', from ''
Who Framed Roger Rabbit''
* '''
Jessica Sierra''', ''
American Idol'' contestant
* '''
Jessica Simpson''', singer
* '''
Jessica Steen''', actress
* '''
Jessica Tandy''', actress
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