Jess

Short form of Jessica, Hebrew
"behold or wealthy"

Jess Origin and Meaning

The name Jess is a girl's name meaning "behold or wealthy".

Many variations of Jessica, including Jessie and Jessa, are used on their own, but Jess is an exception, given to only a handful of baby girls last year. But Jess is certainly the name that many Jessicas are called.

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Famous People Named Jess

  • Jessica "Jess" Weixler
    American actress
  • (Mary) Jess Walton
    American actress
  • Jessica Hannah "Jess" Glynne
    English singer,songwriter
  • Jess Klein
    American singer,songwriter
  • Christina K. "Jess" Hartley
    American novelist
  • Jess Lee (Kar Wei)
    Malaysian singer
  • Jess von der Ahe
    American artist
  • Jessica Jean "Jess" (Schafer) Skube
    American family vlogger known as "Jesssfam"
  • Jessica "Jess" Stout aka Aphmau
    American YouTuber
  • Jessica "Jess" Bauer Conte
    YouTuber

The name Jess in Pop Culture

  • Jessica "Jess" Day
    Zooey Deschanel's character on TV's "New Girl"
  • Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra
    character in film "Bend It Like Beckham"
  • Jess Squirrel
    character in the Redwall novels by Brian Jacques
  • Jessica "Jess" Warner
    character in the Australian soap opera Wentworth
  • Jessica "Jess" Delaney
    character in "The Mother,Daughter Book Club" by Heather Vogel Frederick
  • Jess Akiko McConnell
    2006 American Girl of the Year doll
  • Jessica "Jess" Moore
    character from CW's "Supernatural"
  • Jess Fletcher
    Jack's sister from the series "Young Samurai," by Chris Bradford

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