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Jessicalynn
How to Pronounce Jessicalynn
Pronounced JES-ih-kuh-lin /ˈdʒɛsɪkəlɪn/Medium
Meaning: Jessicalynn joins two names into one. Jessica is usually traced to the Hebrew Yiskah, 'to behold,' and was popularized by the character in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. Lynn comes from the Welsh llyn, 'lake,' and became a favorite tag-on middle syllable in American girls' names. Together they read simply as Jessica plus Lynn.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jessicalynn is a run-together compound of Jessica and Lynn. Jessica, from the Hebrew Yiskah, 'to behold,' owes its modern life to Shakespeare and dominated American nurseries in the nineteen-eighties. Lynn, from the Welsh for 'lake,' was the decade's go-to second element, and fusing the two into a single first name was a signature move of that era.
The compound spelling was always rare, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties and to barely more than a hundred all told, even as plain Jessica soared. A Jessicalynn from then is in her late thirties today, a walking snapshot of eighties naming taste.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Jessicalynn mean?
It combines Jessica, from Hebrew Yiskah, 'to behold,' with Lynn, from Welsh for 'lake.'
How do you pronounce Jessicalynn?
It is said JES-ih-kuh-lin /ˈdʒɛsɪkəlɪn/ - four syllables, stress on the first.
Is Jessicalynn a boy or girl name?
Jessicalynn is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jessicalynn?
It was always rare and peaked in a small way in the late nineteen-eighties, at the height of the Jessica trend.