December 12
Why this day? Jess is a short form of Jessica, and shares its name day.
Jess is celebrated in the United States, Spain, Brazil and Argentina on December 2; France on December 12.
Jess is a short form of Jessica. It keeps its origin (Hebrew (via Iscah/Yiskah), reshaped by Shakespeare as a literary creation) and meaning — to look / foresight, and shares its name day, December 12.
On birth records, Jess is rarely written as such: the Jesss are Jessicas (71,075 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Jessica page. Jess is also a short form of Jessy, Jessie, Jessim.
Jess is a short form of Jessica, which means to look / foresight.
December 12, together with Jessica: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Jessica.
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