Meaning & History
From the Hebrew name יִסְכָּה (Yiska) meaning "to behold". In the Old Testament this is the name of Abraham's niece, mentioned only briefly. This is the basis of the English name Jessica.
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VariantJescha
Other Languages & CulturesXhesika(Albanian) Yiska(Biblical Hebrew) Jesika(Czech) Jessica(Danish) Jessica(Dutch) Jess, Jessa, Jessi, Jessica, Jessie, Jessika, Jessy, Jessye(English) Jessica, Jessy(French) Jessica, Jessika(German) Iekika(Hawaiian) Dzsesszika(Hungarian) Gessica, Jessica(Italian) Jessica(Norwegian) Dżesika(Polish) Jéssica(Portuguese) Jésica, Jéssica, Jessica, Yésica, Yéssica(Spanish) Jessica, Jessika(Swedish)
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