Jessica
Common girl's name
Jessica is a feminine given name that became enormously popular in English-speaking countries during the late 20th century, consistently ranking among the most common names for baby girls from the 1970s through the 1990s.
The name appears to have been coined by Shakespeare for a character in *The Merchant of Venice*, possibly derived from a Hebrew name meaning "to behold." Jessica was the most popular girl's name the year I was born.
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- Merchant of VeniceShakespearean comedy about debt
- HebrewSemitic language of Israel
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- etymologyWord origin study
origin · forename · baptismal · moniker · namesake · nickname · spelling · pronunciation
Currently in vogue
- classicOf lasting excellence
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- 1990sFinal twentieth-century decade
- millennialConcerning thousand-year cycles
widespread · common · favored · beloved · mainstream · charts · rankings · generation
Shakespeare
Elizabethan dramatist and poet
- Merchant of VeniceShakespearean comedy about debt
- HebrewSemitic language of Israel
- biblicalOf sacred texts
etymology · origin · forename · baptismal · moniker · namesake · nickname · spelling · pronunciation · popularity
trendy
Currently in vogue
millennial · widespread · common · favored · beloved · mainstream · charts · rankings · generation · American
fame
Public recognition, widespread
paparazzi · glamour · spotlight · A-lister · tabloid · entertainment · premiere · influencer · stardom
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