The first name Jessé

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About the first name Jessé

Meaning

The name Jessé comes from an ancient Hebrew name whose exact meaning remains debated.

Historical origin

The name Jessé comes from Hebrew Yishai, the name of King David’s father in the Bible.

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Jessé endured for centuries through biblical traditions and appears regularly in parish registers.

Pronunciation:jes-séʒɛs.e

Frequency of the first name Jessé by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Jessé by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name JesséLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Jessé in baptisms by year.5037251201825185918931927196119951825–1829 3 baptisms1835–1839 3 baptisms1840–1844 3 baptisms1845–1849 9 baptisms1850–1854 9 baptisms1855–1859 12 baptisms1860–1864 9 baptisms1870–1874 9 baptisms1875–1879 6 baptisms1895–1899 3 baptisms1915–1919 3 baptisms1920–1924 3 baptisms1925–1929 3 baptisms1945–1949 3 baptisms1980–1984 15 baptisms1985–1989 21 baptisms1990–1994 3 baptisms1995–1999 9 baptisms

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