Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name.
Jessalyn, known to her family as Jessa, was one of the dozens who were hit.
2022 October 26, Christina Zdanowicz, Claudia Dominguez, Lauren M. Johnson and Sara Smart, “The Waukesha victims included an 8-year-old boy, a loving grandmother and a woman excited to make her debut in the Dancing Grannies”, in CNN
Origin
20th-century coinage from Jessie + feminine suffix -a; compare Jenna from Jenny.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Jessa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jessa
MLA
“Jessa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jessa. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jessa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jessa.
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