Jesse name - Meaning of Jesse
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 4
- Usage
- English, Dutch, Biblical, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- JES-ee (English) , YES-sə (Dutch)
- Jesse Meaning
- From the Hebrew name (Yishay) which possibly means "gift". Jesse is the father of King David in the Old Testament. It began to be used as an English given name after the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer of this name was Jesse James (1847-1882), an American outlaw who held up banks and stagecoaches. He was eventually shot by a fellow gang member for a reward. Another famous bearer was the American athlete Jesse Owens (1913-1980), whose real name was James Cleveland (or J. C.) Owens. Jesse is derived from the Hebrew name "Yishay", which means "God"s gift".
Jesse Related Names
Variant: Jessie (English)
Diminutive: Jess (English)
Other Languages: Yishai (Biblical Hebrew), Yishai (Hebrew)
Jesse Celebrities
Jesse James - infamous robber, Jesse Haines - baseball player, Jesse Borrego - actor, Jesse Chatman - football player, Jesse Fibinger - hockey player, Jesse Helms - politician, Jesse Garcia - baseball player, Jesse Eisenberg - actor, playwright,
