Where did the name Jessica come from and what does it mean?

Question: Where did the name Jessica come from and what does it mean!?

My teacher said that for our homework we would have to find where our name came from and what it means! I went to a lot of different websites but, they all said something different! Please help!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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"Meaning "He sees" in Hebrew, referring to an all-seeing God!. It was coined by Shakespeare from the Old Testament Jesca and used in his famous play the Merchant of Venice, as the name of the daughter of Shylock!. This name was wildly popular in the U!.S!. in the 1970s and to this day, is still one of the most common names in English-speaking countries!."Www@QuestionHome@Com

http://www!.behindthename!.com/name/jessic!.!.!.

There you go!. Seems like a really good explanation!.

EDIT: Thats a different link!.!.!.

JESSICA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: JES-i-k? [key]

This name was first used in this form by Shakespeare in his play 'The Merchant of Venice' (1596), where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock!. Shakespeare probably based it on the biblical name ISCAH which would have been spelled Jesca in his time!. It was not commonly used as a given name until the middle of the 20th century!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

This website says that it is from Hebrew origin and means "rich"!.
http://www!.babyhold!.com/list/Hebrew_Baby!.!.!.
This one also says Hebrew but it means "God sees"
http://babynamesgarden!.com/name_girl!.asp!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

then just choose one doesnt matter as long as you do you homework as best as possible and i Looove the name Jessica if i have a baby in the future and shes a girl i will name her that i just love the name good luck sweety :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Jessica_(gi!.!.!.

http://www!.thinkbabynames!.com/meaning/0/!.!.!.

http://www!.babyhold!.com/list/Hebrew_Baby!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The name Jessica is the feminine form of the Hebrew name Jesse which means wealthy!. In the Bible, Jesse was the father of King David!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The girl's name Jessica \j(e)-ssi-ca\ is pronounced JESS-a-kah!. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "He sees"!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

It means dirty pirate hooker who ask useless questions on Yahoo! Answers!. It's of Irish orgin!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Is is of Hebrew origin and means "Gift of God" Www@QuestionHome@Com

Just write all the different ones and turn that in thenWww@QuestionHome@Com

haha my name means "dark skinned" and im totally pale xDWww@QuestionHome@Com

it is hebrew and it means god beholdWww@QuestionHome@Com