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View Name: Iscah


ISCAH
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Biblical
Meaning & History
From the Hebrew name יִסְכָּה (Yiskah) which meant "to behold". In the Old Testament this is the name of Abraham's niece, mentioned only briefly. This is the basis of the English name Jessica.
Related Names
VARIANT: Jescha
OTHER LANGUAGES: Yiskah (Biblical Hebrew), Jess, Jessa, Jessalyn, Jessi, Jessica, Jessie, Jessika, Jessye (English), Jessica (French), Jessica, Jessika (German), Iekika (Hawaiian), Gessica, Jessica (Italian), Jessica (Scandinavian)


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