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{{wiktionary|Jessica}}

'''Jessica''' is a [[name]] from the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] Yiskah ('''יִסְכָּה'''), name of a daughter of [[Haran]], meaning "the Lord beholds" or "the Lord's gift."

'''Jessica''' may refer to:

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==Given name==

The Hebrew root ''sakhah'' (ס.כ.ה) means "to see," so the name ''Yiskah,'' with the added [[yodh|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.

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* [[Jessica (given name)]], includes a list of people and fictional characters with this name

* '''[[Jessica Folcker]]''', a Swedish singer known by the mononym Jessica

* [[Jessica Jung]], a Korean-American singer known by the mononym Jessica, former member of the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation

* [[Jessica (The Merchant of Venice)|Jessica (''The Merchant of Venice'')]], a character in Shakespeare's play

* [[Jessica (Rick and Morty)|Jessica (''Rick and Morty'')]], a character in the Adult Swim media franchise

==Animals==

* ''Jessica'' was first used in [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'' as the name of [[Shylock]]'s daughter.

* ''[[Jessica (spider)|''Jessica]]'' is a [[(spider)]], a genus ([[Anyphaenidae]]).of spiders

* ''Jessica'' was one of the top three [[baby]] names throughout the [[1980s]]-[[90s]], and was # 1 in the [[UK]] in [[2005]].

* ''[[Catocala jessica]]'', a moth of the Noctuidae superfamily, described from Arizona through Colorado to Illinois and California

* "[[Jessica (song)|Jessica]]" is an instrumental hit by the [[Allman Brothers Band]], and [[theme music|theme tune]] of ''[[Top Gear]].''

* ''[[Perrona jessica]]'', a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae

* ''[[Jessica (spider)|Jessica]]'' is a [[spider]] genus ([[Anyphaenidae]]).

* ''[[Jessica (novel)|Jessica]]'' is a novel by [[Australian]] author [[Bryce Courtenay]]

* ''[[Jessica (Mini Series)|Jessica]]'' is a mini series based on the book of the same name by [[Bryce Courtenay]]

==Arts, entertainment, and media==

People named Jessica include:

=== Albums ===

* '''[[Jessica Alba]]''', American actress

* [[Jessica (Gerald Wilson album)|''Jessica'' (Gerald Wilson album)]], 1983

* '''[[Dragon_Quest_VIII#Jessica|Jessica Albert]]''', a fictional character from [[Dragon Quest VIII]], a video game

* ''Jessica'' ([[:sv:Jessica Andrews(musikalbum)|sv]]'''), American1998 debut album by Swedish singer [[countryJessica musicFolcker]] singer

* '''[[Jessica Atreides]]''', a fictional character in [[Frank Herbert]]'s ''[[Dune (novel)|Dune]]'' novels

* '''[[Jessica Biel]]''', American actress

* '''[[Jessica Boyington]]''', Miss [[New Jersey]] [[2006]] from [[Miss USA 2006]]

* '''[[Jessica Dubroff]]''', a seven-year-old pilot trainee killed in [[1996]] while attempting a cross-country flight

* '''[[Jessica Folcker]]''', Swedish singer

* '''[[Jessica Francino]]''', International artist

* '''[[Jessica Jones]]''', a fictional character in the [[Marvel Comics]] universe

* '''[[Jessica Lange]]''', American actress

* '''[[Jessica Lynch]]''', rescued American [[POW]]

* '''[[Jessica McClure]]''', "Baby Jessica"

* '''[[Jessica Mitford]]''', British [[political activist]]

* '''[[Sarah Jessica Parker]]''', American actress

* '''[[Jessica Rabbit]]''', a fictional character from ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''

* '''[[Jessica Lee Rose]]''', [[lonelygirl15]]

* '''[[Jessica Savitch]]''', American news person

* '''[[Jessica Sierra]]''', American singer, ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant

* '''[[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 Waltz]]''', American singer with Deep Treble and The Shells

* '''[[Jessica Wedge]]''', Miss [[West Virginia]] [[2006]] from [[Miss USA 2006]]

=== Songs ===

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* [[Jessica (instrumental)|"Jessica" (instrumental)]], a 1973 song by the Allman Brothers Band

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* [[Jessica (Elliot Minor song)|"Jessica" (Elliot Minor song)]], a 2007 song by English band Elliot Minor

* "Jessica", a 2001 single by Dir En Grey from the album ''[[Kisō]]''

* "Jessica", a song by [[Adam Green (musician)|Adam Green]]

* "Jessica", a song by [[Down with Webster]]

* "Jessica", a song by Herbie Hancock originally on the album ''[[Fat Albert Rotunda]]''

* "Jessica", a song by Major Lazer featuring Ezra Koenig on the Major Lazer album ''[[Free the Universe]]''

* "Jessica", a song by The Beau Brummels on the album ''[[Bradley's Barn (album)|Bradley's Barn]]''

* "Jessica", a song by Seals and Crofts on the album ''[[Diamond Girl (album)|Diamond Girl]]''

* "Jessica", a song by Israeli band [[Ethnix]] and Yevgeni Shapovalov

* "Jessica", a song by [[Avi Buffalo]] on their self-titled debut album

* "Jessica", a song by [[Regina Spektor]]

===Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media===

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* [[Jessica (film)|''Jessica'' (film)]], a 1962 film with Maurice Chevalier and Angie Dickinson

[[hu:Dzsesszika]]

* [[Jessica (miniseries)|''Jessica'' (miniseries)]], directed by Peter Andrikidis, based on the 1998 novel

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* ''[[Jessica (novel)|''Jessica]]'' is a (novel by [[Australian)]], authorby [[Bryce Courtenay]] 1998

[[pl:Dżesika]]

* [[Jessica (painting)|''Jessica'' (painting)]], an 1890 painting by Dennis Miller Bunker

[[sv:Jessika]]

==Other uses==

* Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas, an initiative of the [[European Investment Bank]]

* {{MV|Jessica}}, an oil tanker that spilled 568 tons of oil off the coast of the Galapagos Islands

==See also==

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* [[Baby Jessica case]], a well-publicized custody battle in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the early 1990s

* [[Jessica's Law]], a Florida law to punish child predators

* [[Iscah]], daughter of Haran in the Bible (Genesis 11:27, 29), speculated to be the source of the name 'Jessica'

* [[Jessika (disambiguation)]]

* [[Jessicka (disambiguation)]]

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