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Jessica

جيسيكاIn Arabic

Meaning
A name coined in English; perhaps from Hebrew Iscah, 'he will see'
About the name
The oldest written record of the name is Shakespeare's Jessica in The Merchant of Venice, in the early 17th century. The name may adapt the biblical Iscah, a daughter of Haran named in Genesis.
For
A girl
Origin
English, Hebrew
Other spellings
Jesica, Jessika

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Confidence: medium

Sources

No source is recorded for this ruling yet.

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