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ArchivesJessica and pronunciation.
My question is, if Shakespeare invented the name Jessica to use in The Merchant of Venice, how do we know it's "meaning?" Most searches turn up the meaning "wealthy," but once or twice I've gotten "gift from God." Any ideas on why, or which one is correct?
Also, other question: My screenname is originally spelled Ceara Brigid, with accents on the i's, but supposedly originally pronounced KYAR a BREED, hence my spelling. I'd like to spell it the original way but I'm afraid no one would pronounce it properly. Any suggestions?
Also, other question: My screenname is originally spelled Ceara Brigid, with accents on the i's, but supposedly originally pronounced KYAR a BREED, hence my spelling. I'd like to spell it the original way but I'm afraid no one would pronounce it properly. Any suggestions?
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Haven is right. Shakespeare did not "invent" Jessica. Rather he came across Iscah being used as or purposely twisted Iscah to a form applicable to his time (double 's,' added the middle vowel). The meaning of Iscah from Hebrew is likely "one who looks forth" or "he/God beholds."
Web searches will never provide accurate results, since baby-name websites are often wholly wrong and poorly constructed. You should question any meaning you have seen before based off of the source. "Gift from God" seems wrong because while the '-ah' ending might be short for "Yahwah," 'isc' does not indicate "gift." The "wealthy" definition seems largely groundless, since I have never seen a root language sourced for it.
As for your screenname, no one will ever pronounce it correctly. Trust me, I live with an Irish-Gaelic name everyday.
And while you may have chosen 'Ceara Brigid,' the more appropriate modern Irish form should be 'Ciara Bríghid' (note only one accent). This pronunciation is more like [KEE-ar-uh BREEJ]. 'Bríghid' is pronounced like 'bridge,' but with a long [ee].
Web searches will never provide accurate results, since baby-name websites are often wholly wrong and poorly constructed. You should question any meaning you have seen before based off of the source. "Gift from God" seems wrong because while the '-ah' ending might be short for "Yahwah," 'isc' does not indicate "gift." The "wealthy" definition seems largely groundless, since I have never seen a root language sourced for it.
As for your screenname, no one will ever pronounce it correctly. Trust me, I live with an Irish-Gaelic name everyday.
And while you may have chosen 'Ceara Brigid,' the more appropriate modern Irish form should be 'Ciara Bríghid' (note only one accent). This pronunciation is more like [KEE-ar-uh BREEJ]. 'Bríghid' is pronounced like 'bridge,' but with a long [ee].
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JESSICA f English
Pronounced: JES-i-ka
This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play 'The Merchant of Venice', where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. Shakespeare probably based it on the Biblical name Iscah meaning "Yahweh beholds" in Hebrew, a minor character in Genesis.
So the name came from a Biblical name, Iscah. And that's how we know what it means.
Miranda
Pronounced: JES-i-ka
This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play 'The Merchant of Venice', where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. Shakespeare probably based it on the Biblical name Iscah meaning "Yahweh beholds" in Hebrew, a minor character in Genesis.
So the name came from a Biblical name, Iscah. And that's how we know what it means.
Miranda
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Whats it mean?
I wanna know what my names mean. I was wondering if you could help me. My names are mike, aaron, last name borgeson
I wanna know what my names mean. I was wondering if you could help me. My names are mike, aaron, last name borgeson
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