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Jessica

American  
[jes-i-kuh] / ˈdʒɛs ɪ kə /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Jesse.


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“The high gas prices are getting people to look at what their options are, and the wheels are starting to spin,” said Jessica Caldwell, an auto analyst at Edmunds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Prince Harry and Meghan arrived at Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club on Friday morning, where they spoke to Jessica Chapnik Khan and Elon Zizer, who both survived the shootings while shielding their children.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

A few counties over, Realtor Jessica Baker has been similarly toiling away, knocking on doors, making signs by hand—and using AI to expedite her work where she can.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But sociologist Jessica Calarco, who teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author of “Holding It Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net,” is not surprised.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

But it wasn’t the same between us after Jessica.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott