Jessa

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name.

    "Jessalyn, known to her family as Jessa, was one of the dozens who were hit."

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"Jessalyn, known to her family as Jessa, was one of the dozens who were hit."

Etymology

20th-century coinage from Jessie + feminine suffix -a; compare Jenna from Jenny.

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