Jessica
The name Jessica in Italian is Jessica.
Jessica is a female given name used in Italian. The name can be used as is in Italian.
Meaning: a female given name (name)
Which one should you use?
Jessica is the standard form of the name, while Jessi is a shorter and more playful informal variant.
Did you know?
- In Italian, the letter 'J' is not considered part of the standard alphabet and is primarily used for foreign words like Jessica.
- In Italian phonetics, the 'J' in Jessica is often treated as a 'semi-consonant' or a glide, making the start of the name sound almost like 'Yessica'.
- Italian speakers often use the diminutive suffix -ina to create affectionate versions of names, so a Jessica might be called Jessicina in a family setting.
Examples in context
- Le rose sono per Jessica.The roses are for Jessica.This sentence shows how to use Jessica when giving something to her.Tatoeba #11543190 by Guybrush88, translation #11543053 by Amastan
- John batté Jessica a tennis.John beat Jessica at tennis.This sentence shows how to use Jessica when describing someone being defeated in a sport.Tatoeba #13302171 by Guybrush88, translation #11530507 by Amastan
- Mark sta abusando di Jessica.Mark is abusing Jessica.This sentence shows how to use Jessica in a sentence describing abuse.Tatoeba #11543855 by Guybrush88, translation #11543807 by Amastan
- Buongiorno, Signorina Jessica, come sta oggi?Good morning, Miss Jessica, how are you today?
- Ciao, Jessi! Come stai?Hi, Jessi! How are you?
- 25 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Martina and Lorenzo are talking about a mutual friend at a cafe.
- MartinaHai visto Jessica oggi?Did you see Jessica today?
- LorenzoNo, non l'ho incontrata.No, I didn't meet her.
- MartinaJessica deve venire qui presto.Jessica is supposed to come here soon.
- LorenzoSperiamo di vederla.I hope we see her.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
