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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.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
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.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
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While a popular name, Jessica P Wester is one such example of hte name given to a blonde UNH student from MA. While she is hot in bed and makes me want to touch her when she is naked, her questions regarding my adoption make me wonder how smart Jessica's really are. all in all, I still will do her |
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"Jessica" was the most popular female [[List of most popular given names|baby name]] throughout the [[1980s]]<ref name="ssa80s">[http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names1980s.html Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1980s]. Social Security Administration (SSA), United States. Retrieved February 22, 2007.</ref> and [[1990s]]<ref name="ssa90s">[http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names1990s.html Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1990s]. Social Security Administration (SSA), United States. Retrieved February 22, 2007.</ref> in the [[United States]]. It also rose to #1 in [[England and Wales]] in [[2005]], dropping to #3 in [[2006]].<ref name="ons">[http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_girls.asp Top 100 names for baby girls in England and Wales]. Office for National Statistics (ONS), United Kingdom. Retrieved February 22, 2007.</ref> |
"Jessica" was the most popular female [[List of most popular given names|baby name]] throughout the [[1980s]]<ref name="ssa80s">[http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names1980s.html Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1980s]. Social Security Administration (SSA), United States. Retrieved February 22, 2007.</ref> and [[1990s]]<ref name="ssa90s">[http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names1990s.html Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1990s]. Social Security Administration (SSA), United States. Retrieved February 22, 2007.</ref> in the [[United States]]. It also rose to #1 in [[England and Wales]] in [[2005]], dropping to #3 in [[2006]].<ref name="ons">[http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_girls.asp Top 100 names for baby girls in England and Wales]. Office for National Statistics (ONS), United Kingdom. Retrieved February 22, 2007.</ref> |
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Jessica is a female given name from the 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 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.[citation needed]
While a popular name, Jessica P Wester is one such example of hte name given to a blonde UNH student from MA. While she is hot in bed and makes me want to touch her when she is naked, her questions regarding my adoption make me wonder how smart Jessica's really are. all in all, I still will do her "Jessica" was the most popular female baby name throughout the 1980s[1] and 1990s[2] in the United States. It also rose to #1 in England and Wales in 2005, dropping to #3 in 2006.[3]
People
Entertainment
- Jessica Alba, an American actress
- Jessica Biel, an American actress
- Jessica Folcker, a Swedish singer
- Jessica Lange, an American actress
- Jessica Tandy, a British actress
- Jessica Steen, a Canadian actress
- Jessica Lee Rose, an actress best known as "lonelygirl15"
- Jessica Sutta, a dancer & singer.
- Jessica Sierra, an American singer, and American Idol 2005 finalist
- Jessica Andrews, an American country music singer
- Jessica Mauboy, an Australian musician, singer and Australian Idol finalist
- Jessica Simpson, an American singer
- Jessica Stam, a Canadian fashion model
- Jessica Boyington, Miss New Jersey 2006
- Jessica Wedge, Miss West Virginia 2006
News
- Jessica Savitch, an American news anchor
- Jessica Dubroff, a pilot trainee killed while attempting a cross-country flight in 1996
- Jessica Lal, a New Delhi model murdered at socialite party in 1999
- Jessica Lynch, an American soldier and rescued prisoner of war
- Jessica McClure, trapped in a well at a young age and dubbed "Baby Jessica" at the time
- Jessica Mitford, a British political activist
Fictional characters
- Jessica Albert, from Dragon Quest VIII
- Lady Jessica, from the Dune universe
- Jessica Drew, also known as Spider-Woman
- Jessica Jones, from the Marvel Comics series Alias
- Jessica Fletcher, a novelist and the protagonist of Murder, She Wrote
- Jessica Rabbit, from Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
- Jessica Sanders, of the television series Heroes
Songs
- "Jessica" (Allman Brothers Band song), an instrumental
- "Jessica" (Dir en grey song), a Japanese single
- "Jessica" (Adam Green song), a song about Jessica Simpson
- "Jessica" (Graham Colton Band song), a song about a girl called Jessica
Other
- Jessica (spider), an Anyphaenid sac spider
- Jessica (novel), authored by Bryce Courtenay
- Jessica (Mini Series), based on the above book
- Jessica's Law
References
- ^ Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1980s. Social Security Administration (SSA), United States. Retrieved February 22, 2007.
- ^ Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1990s. Social Security Administration (SSA), United States. Retrieved February 22, 2007.
- ^ Top 100 names for baby girls in England and Wales. Office for National Statistics (ONS), United Kingdom. Retrieved February 22, 2007.
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