December 2
Why this day? Jess is a short form of Jessica, and shares its name day.
Jess is celebrated in the United States, Spain, Brazil and Argentina on December 2; France on December 12.
Jess is a short form of Jessica. It keeps its origin (Hebrew) and meaning — contemplate or vision of the future, and shares its name day, December 2.
On birth records, Jess is rarely written as such: the Jesss are Jessicas (458,265 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Jessica page. Jess is also a short form of Jesica, Jesse, Jessika.
Jess is a short form of Jessica, which means contemplate or vision of the future.
December 2, together with Jessica: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Jessica.
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