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Jecca

Girl Name day: December 2 In French: Jessica
Jecca is a short form of Jessica: on birth records it is written Jessica (1,051,368 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Jessica page.
Origin: Hebrew (via Iscah/Yiskah), reshaped as a literary coinage by Shakespeare. Meaning: To behold / foresight.
A literary coinage by Shakespeare, most likely reshaped from the biblical Iscah (Hebrew Yiskah, 'to behold, foresee'), which appeared as 'Jesca' in Elizabethan English Bibles.

Name day for Jecca

December 2

Why this day? Jecca is a short form of Jessica, and shares its name day.

Jecca is celebrated in the United States, Spain, Brazil and Argentina on December 2; France on December 12.

The story of the name Jecca

Jecca is a short form of Jessica. It keeps its origin (Hebrew (via Iscah/Yiskah), reshaped as a literary coinage by Shakespeare) and meaning — to behold / foresight, and shares its name day, December 2.

On birth records, Jecca is rarely written as such: the Jeccas are Jessicas (1,051,368 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Jessica page.

Frequently asked questions about Jecca

What does Jecca mean?

Jecca is a short form of Jessica, which means to behold / foresight.

When is Jecca's name day?

December 2, together with Jessica: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Jecca a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Jessica.

Jecca's profile

Energy 7/10
Humor 7/10
Independence 7/10
Sensitivity 7/10
Ambition 6/10
Stability 5/10
Whimsy 7/10
Diplomacy 6/10
Loyalty 6/10
Need for attention 6/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

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Friendship potential for Jecca

Top 10

  1. Clara96%
  2. Mae92%
  3. Shirley92%
  4. June92%
  5. Ruby90%
  6. Elsie87%
  7. Joyce87%
  8. Sylvia87%
  9. Maxine87%
  10. Marjorie86%

Bottom 10

  1. Ruth42%
  2. Agnes42%
  3. Norma43%
  4. Gertrude47%
  5. Mildred50%
  6. Genevieve50%
  7. Bertha50%
  8. Hattie52%
  9. Myrtle54%
  10. Annie55%

Love potential for Jecca

Bottom 10

  1. Ada43%
  2. Jean49%
  3. Jennie49%
  4. Joan49%
  5. Agnes51%
  6. Vera52%
  7. Ida52%
  8. Norma53%
  9. Gertrude54%
  10. Leona55%

Professional potential for Jecca

Top 10

  1. Marian78%
  2. Pearl76%
  3. Norma76%
  4. Bertha76%
  5. Annie73%
  6. Lorraine73%
  7. Frances73%
  8. Sylvia73%
  9. Anna73%
  10. Mary72%

Bottom 10

  1. Ada42%
  2. Lillie45%
  3. Jennie47%
  4. Joan47%
  5. Jean47%
  6. Thelma49%
  7. Marjorie49%
  8. Maxine50%
  9. Judith51%
  10. Rosa51%

Crush potential for Jecca

Bottom 10

  1. Ruth42%
  2. Agnes42%
  3. Norma46%
  4. Annie48%
  5. Anna48%
  6. Mildred49%
  7. Gertrude49%
  8. Bertha50%
  9. Genevieve52%
  10. Hattie54%
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