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 the meaning in hebrew. Plus a transliteration written using English letters. Yis e kāh the name of a. The name Yiskah is of Hebrew origin.

What does Yiskah mean. Another explanation of the name is that its another form of Jessie or a pet form of Janet and Jean. This doesnt refer to financial wealth.

The origin of the name is from the name - Yiska. 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. Meaning of Jessica Hebrew name.

The meaning of Iscah is to behold or foresight. For more information in Hebrew click here. Jessica was a daughter of Haran who was briefly mentioned in the Book of Genesis in the Bible.

These names are derived from the Hebrew yishai meaning gift. Jessica is also the feminine form of Jesse Jesca a name found in the Bible as the name of Harans daughter. Probably based on the biblical Jesca from the Hebrew Yiskah meaning God beholds.

First used by Shakespeare in his play The Merchant of Venice. Yiskah is generally used as a girls name. Jessica originally Iessica also Jesica Jesika Jessicah Jessika or Jessikah is a female given name.