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Question:Jesse Name Meaning and History
1. North German: from a short form of the personal name Jesper, a Low German form of Kaspar.
2.South German: from a reduced form of the personal name Johannes (see John).
3. Eastern German (of Slavic origin): topographic name from Czech "jes(en)" ‘"ash tree"’.
4. English: from a short form of Jessup.
5. French: from Old French "jaisse" ‘"chick pea"’; probably a metonymic occupational name for a grower of chick peas or a topographic name.

Kaspar --German, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian , and Persian forms--all meaning ‘"treasure bearer"’, it was ascribed by popular tradition in Europe to one of the three Magi, who brought gifts to Jesus on His birth. The others were Balthazar and Melchior. .The supposed remains of the Magi were taken in the 12th century from Constantinople to Cologne, where they became objects of veneration.

Jessup--English: from the personal name, a variant of Joseph, representing the usual pronunciation of the name in the Middle Ages.

As a first name: Jesse
English: name (apparently meaning “"gift"” in Hebrew) borne in the Bible by the father of King David (1 Samuel 16), from whose line (according to the New Testament) Jesus was ultimately descended. It was popular among the Puritans, and is still used fairly frequently in the United States, more rarely in Britain. Variant: Jess

Fine--English: nickname for a clever or elegant man, from Old French "fin" ‘"fine’, ‘delicate’, ‘skilled’, ‘cunning"’ (originally a noun from Latin "finis" ‘"end’, ‘extremity’, ‘boundary"’, later used also as an adjective in the sense ‘ultimate’, ‘excellent’).
Jewish (American): Americanized spelling of Fein.

Fein--German: nickname from Middle High German "fin" ‘fine’, ‘splendid’ (a cognate of FinE).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German "fein", Yiddish "fayn" ‘fine’, ‘excellent’.

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Jesse found in US in Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky (a LOT), N.Carolina, Pennsylvania (a LOT), Iowa, Missouri, Alabama, Tennessee, California, Wisconsin, Vermont, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Mississippi. Overseas, it is found in Portugal, England, Scotland, Canada, S. Africa, Central America (in Belize), Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Poland, Netherlands, France, Romania, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Norway, Brazil, Spain, and Australia.
Spelling variations include: JESSESDOTTER (Sweden, for "Jesse's daughter"), JESSESEN (Norway, "son of Jesse"), JESSESDATTER (Norway, "daughter of Jesse"),
JESSEN (Denmark), JESDR (Denmark, "Jesse's daughter",full spelling is JESDATTER ), JESEN (Denmark, "Jesse's son), JESS , GESS , JESSEE , JEZ,
JESSIEN, JESZ, JESLI, GASS , JEECE, GASE , JEASE ,GEESE , GASSE , and GESSE .

Fine varied spellings include--FAN , FINES ,FANA , FANE , FEIN ,FAIN ,FIENNES, FINNES, FYNES ,FINNIS , PHINE, MCFAIN, FEEN , FEEHAN , DE FINE, FINDSDATTER (Denmark, "Find's daughter"), FINDE , FINDSEN (Denmark, "son of Find"), FINDT , VINN, FINNEN, VINNEN, FAEHN , DEL FINE , FINN, and FENN.
It is located in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the US (Alabama,Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, New York, Texas,
Kentucky, Minnesota, Arkansas, Missouri, South Carolina),
Tonga (Pacific Islands), England (Devonshire, Stafford, Buckingham,Warwick,London,Lincoln,Worces... Kent, York), Australia (New South Wales,South Australia, Victoria, Queensland) , New Zealand, Italy, Spain, Bolivia, Mexico,Germany, France, Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Guatemala (Central America), Bahamas (Caribbean),Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Philippines, South Africa, Canada (Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories), and Ireland.
The earliest listing is in 1422 with the spelling FYNES.

(Now that it is almost 4 a.m., I think I'll quit and go to bed. LOL)


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Jesse Name Meaning and History
1. North German: from a short form of the personal name Jesper, a Low German form of Kaspar.
2.South German: from a reduced form of the personal name Johannes (see John).
3. Eastern German (of Slavic origin): topographic name from Czech "jes(en)" ‘"ash tree"’.
4. English: from a short form of Jessup.
5. French: from Old French "jaisse" ‘"chick pea"’; probably a metonymic occupational name for a grower of chick peas or a topographic name.

Kaspar --German, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian , and Persian forms--all meaning ‘"treasure bearer"’, it was ascribed by popular tradition in Europe to one of the three Magi, who brought gifts to Jesus on His birth. The others were Balthazar and Melchior. .The supposed remains of the Magi were taken in the 12th century from Constantinople to Cologne, where they became objects of veneration.

Jessup--English: from the personal name, a variant of Joseph, representing the usual pronunciation of the name in the Middle Ages.

As a first name: Jesse
English: name (apparently meaning “"gift"” in Hebrew) borne in the Bible by the father of King David (1 Samuel 16), from whose line (according to the New Testament) Jesus was ultimately descended. It was popular among the Puritans, and is still used fairly frequently in the United States, more rarely in Britain. Variant: Jess

Fine--English: nickname for a clever or elegant man, from Old French "fin" ‘"fine’, ‘delicate’, ‘skilled’, ‘cunning"’ (originally a noun from Latin "finis" ‘"end’, ‘extremity’, ‘boundary"’, later used also as an adjective in the sense ‘ultimate’, ‘excellent’).
Jewish (American): Americanized spelling of Fein.

Fein--German: nickname from Middle High German "fin" ‘fine’, ‘splendid’ (a cognate of FinE).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German "fein", Yiddish "fayn" ‘fine’, ‘excellent’.

www.familysearch.org
Jesse found in US in Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky (a LOT), N.Carolina, Pennsylvania (a LOT), Iowa, Missouri, Alabama, Tennessee, California, Wisconsin, Vermont, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Mississippi. Overseas, it is found in Portugal, England, Scotland, Canada, S. Africa, Central America (in Belize), Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, Poland, Netherlands, France, Romania, Denmark, Germany, Mexico, Norway, Brazil, Spain, and Australia.
Spelling variations include: JESSESDOTTER (Sweden, for "Jesse's daughter"), JESSESEN (Norway, "son of Jesse"), JESSESDATTER (Norway, "daughter of Jesse"),
JESSEN (Denmark), JESDR (Denmark, "Jesse's daughter",full spelling is JESDATTER ), JESEN (Denmark, "Jesse's son), JESS , GESS , JESSEE , JEZ,
JESSIEN, JESZ, JESLI, GASS , JEECE, GASE , JEASE ,GEESE , GASSE , and GESSE .

Fine varied spellings include--FAN , FINES ,FANA , FANE , FEIN ,FAIN ,FIENNES, FINNES, FYNES ,FINNIS , PHINE, MCFAIN, FEEN , FEEHAN , DE FINE, FINDSDATTER (Denmark, "Find's daughter"), FINDE , FINDSEN (Denmark, "son of Find"), FINDT , VINN, FINNEN, VINNEN, FAEHN , DEL FINE , FINN, and FENN.
It is located in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the US (Alabama,Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, New York, Texas,
Kentucky, Minnesota, Arkansas, Missouri, South Carolina),
Tonga (Pacific Islands), England (Devonshire, Stafford, Buckingham,Warwick,London,Lincoln,Worces... Kent, York), Australia (New South Wales,South Australia, Victoria, Queensland) , New Zealand, Italy, Spain, Bolivia, Mexico,Germany, France, Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Guatemala (Central America), Bahamas (Caribbean),Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Philippines, South Africa, Canada (Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories), and Ireland.
The earliest listing is in 1422 with the spelling FYNES.

(Now that it is almost 4 a.m., I think I'll quit and go to bed. LOL)

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This is what www.ancestry.com has to say about the names,
Jesse Name Meaning and History
North German: from a short form of the personal name Jesper, a Low German form of Kaspar.
South German: from a reduced form of the personal name Johannes (see John).
Eastern German (of Slavic origin): topographic name from Czech jes(en) ‘ash tree’.
English: from a short form of Jessup.
French: from Old French jaisse ‘chick pea’; probably a metonymic occupational name for a grower of chick peas or a topographic name.

Fine Name Meaning and History
English: nickname for a clever or elegant man, from Old French fin ‘fine’, ‘delicate’, ‘skilled’, ‘cunning’ (originally a noun from Latin finis ‘end’, ‘extremity’, ‘boundary’, later used also as an adjective in the sense ‘ultimate’, ‘excellent’).
Jewish (American): Americanized spelling of Fein.

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