The oldest written record of the name with its current spelling is found as the name of the Shakespearean character Jessica from the play The Merchant of VeniceThe name may have been an Anglicisation of the biblical Iscah from the Hebrew.

Jessica name meaning in hebrew. I tank God am opportune to bear d name Jessica which means very gentle an kind God beholds wealth etc thank u Jesus for a beautiful name. Since the 20th century Jessica has been one of the most popular feminine. The origin of the name is from the name - Yiska.

Jessica has its origins in the Hebrew language. It was mentioned the very first time in Shakespeares play The Merchant of Venice. Jessica originally Iessica also Jesica Jesika Jessicah Jessika or Jessikah is a female given name.

Jessica Means Foresight in Hebrew Which Basically Means We Can All See the Future Its believed to be derived from the Latin Jesca the Greek. In the Bible Yiskah is the name of Abrahams niece. Probably based on the biblical Jesca from the Hebrew Yiskah meaning God beholds.

Many people are surprised to learn that Jessica which is the transliteration of Yiska is actually a Biblical name. Jessica is a female name. It is used largely in English and German.

These names are derived from the Hebrew yīshai meaning gift. The name Jessica is of Hebrew origin. Jessica means to behold to see before or God beholds in Hebrew.

NOBS Study Bible Name List derives the meaning from a verb that does not appear in the scriptures the verb sakkah סכה which means to look at and translates the name. He probably derived it from an old Hebrew name Iskah shortly mentioned in the Bible. Jessica is generally used as a girls name.