Jesse is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Jesse thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
The unisex (mostly masculine) name Jesse is of Hebrew origin (Yishai/יִשַׁי). Jesse is the father of King David in the Old Testament. Jesse is not related to the name Jessica.
Jesse means “gift of God” (from Hebrew “sháy/שַׁי” = present/gift), but as well “God exists” (from Hebrew “yésh/יֵשׁ” = there is/there exist).
The name Jesse is ranked #1237 overall.
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