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in reply to a message by jesslyn
I've never come across the name JESSLYN and I can't find it anywhere. I believe it is made up from a number of names: There is JESSICA, a name invented by Shakespeare, and he probably took it from the bible. YISKAH means "He (God) sees" or "He has seen (me and my sorrow as a woman who was longing to have a child but didn'get one)".
JESSE is a given name today, in the Hebrew bible it is YISHAI (he was the father of King David) and of doubtful meaning: It could mean "exsisting, alive" (referring to God or maybe to the child), or else "masculine, manly". Some try to see a short form of the name God "Jahweh" in YISHAI, others claim it is a short form Isaiah (YESHAYAHU meaning "Jahweh saves") - but no "wealthy woman" as far as I can see.
Now with JESSLYN it seems that the deminutive ending -lyn (corresponding to German -lein) has been added and the new name sounds indeed almost like JOCELYN (a name that probably goes back to the name of a Germanic tribe, the Gauts).
Hope this helps more than it causes confusion :—)
Andy
JESSE is a given name today, in the Hebrew bible it is YISHAI (he was the father of King David) and of doubtful meaning: It could mean "exsisting, alive" (referring to God or maybe to the child), or else "masculine, manly". Some try to see a short form of the name God "Jahweh" in YISHAI, others claim it is a short form Isaiah (YESHAYAHU meaning "Jahweh saves") - but no "wealthy woman" as far as I can see.
Now with JESSLYN it seems that the deminutive ending -lyn (corresponding to German -lein) has been added and the new name sounds indeed almost like JOCELYN (a name that probably goes back to the name of a Germanic tribe, the Gauts).
Hope this helps more than it causes confusion :—)
Andy
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