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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Jesse m. Hebrew יִשַׁי 'gift of God'.

The name of the father of the Biblical king David. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Ysai, Ysay, Jesse.

England
Early Modern English
● 1570 Jessy DEmar-vol1 p. 82
France
Middle French
● 1565 Jessé RegPCC-1 p. 125; 1566 Jessé ibid. p. 199; 1567 Jessé ibid. p. 346
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Jesse". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Jesse.