# Jesse

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/ · frequency rank #6,701

## Definitions
1. The son of Obed and the father of king David.
2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
3. A female given name, variant of Jessie.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰεσσαί (Iessaí), from Hebrew יִשַׁי (Yishai).

## Easily confused with
- **Jews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jesse-vs-jews)
- **Jose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jesse-vs-jose)
- **jets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jesse-vs-jets)
- **joss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jesse-vs-joss)
- **jest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jesse-vs-jest)
- **Jesus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jesse-vs-jesus)
- **Jessie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jesse-vs-jessie)
- **jester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jesse-vs-jester)
- **Jessup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jesse-vs-jessup)
- **Jess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jess-vs-jesse)
- **jersey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jersey-vs-jesse)
- **Jensen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jensen-vs-jesse)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ejsse`, `jese`, `jeses`, `jjesse`, `jsese`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jesse