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 venice. She obtained her doctoral degree in clinical psychology with a concentration in neuropsychology from the ferkauf graduate school of psychology at yeshiva university. The famous jessicas below have many different professions, including notable actresses named jessica, singers named jessica, famous athletes named jessica, and even musicians named jessica.
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Jessica is frequently used as a girl name
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The name jessica is primarily a female name of hebrew origin that means god beholds The name was invented by shakespeare for the daughter of a jewish merchant in the merchant of venice. Jessica simpson made her acting comeback in the new series premiere of ryan murphy’s hulu drama “all’s fair,” and her shocking storyline includes a dramatic revenge plot and botched new. Shakespeare probably based it on the biblical name iscah, which would have been spelled jescha in his time
It was not commonly used as a given name until the middle of the 20th century. Complete 2021 information on the meaning of jessica, its origin, history, pronunciation, popularity, variants and more as a baby girl name. Jessica is a girl's name of hebrew origin meaning behold or wealthy Jessica is the 574 ranked female name by popularity.
Jessica gashin received her ba in clinical psychology from tufts university
