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Where does “Jéssica” come from?

Jéssica (Portuguese) comes from English Jessica, from Hebrew יִסְכָּה — Iscah in Genesis 11:29, Jescha in the Wycliffe...

Ancestry of “Jéssica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJessica—
2HebrewיִסְכָּהIscah in Genesis 11:29, Jescha in the Wycliffe...
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