Jessica

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Jessica is a 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]} "Jessica" was one of the top three baby names throughout the 1980s-90s, and was # 1 in the UK in 2005.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 People 1.1 Fictional characters 2 Music 3 Other

[edit] People

• Jessica Alba, American actress
• Jessica Andrews, American country music singer
• Jessica Biel, American actress
• Jessica Boyington, Miss New Jersey 2006 from Miss USA 2006
• Jessica Dubroff, seven-year-old pilot trainee killed in 1996 while attempting a cross-country flight
• Jessica Folcker, Swedish singer
• Jessica Lange, American actress
• Jessica Lynch, rescued American POW
• Jessica Mauboy, Australian musician, Australian Idol 2006 finalist
• Jessica McClure, "Baby Jessica"
• Jessica Mitford, British political activist
• Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress
• Jessica Lee Rose, lonelygirl15 vlog actress
• Jessica Savitch, American news person
• Jessica Sierra, American singer, American Idol 2005 finalist
• Jessica Simpson, American pop singer
• Jessica Stam, Canadian model
• Jessica Steen, Canadian actress
• Jessica Sutta, a singer of The Pussycat Dolls
• Jessica Tandy, British actress
• Jessica Wedge, Miss West Virginia 2006 from Miss USA 2006

[edit] Fictional characters

• Jessica, the name of Shylock's daughter.
• Jessica Albert, from the Dragon Quest VIII video game
• Jessica Atreides, from the Dune universe
• Jessica Jones, from Marvel Comics series Alias
• Jessica Rabbit, from Who Framed Roger Rabbit
• Jessica Sanders, alter ego of Niki Sanders from television series Heroes

[edit] Music

• "Jessica (Allman Brothers Band song)", an instrumental.
• "Jessica (Dir en grey song)", a Japanese single

[edit] Other

• Jessica (spider) (Anyphaenidae).
• Jessica (novel), authored by Bryce Courtenay
• Jessica (Mini Series), based on the above book