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Jessica (name)
Jessica (originally Iessica, also Jesica, Jesika, Jessicah, Jessika, or Jessikah) is a female given name. The oldest written record of the name with its current spelling is found as the name of the Shakespearean character Jessica, from the play ''The Merchant of Venice''. The name may have been an Anglicisation of the biblical Iscah (from the Hebrew: יִסְכָּה: ''yisekāh''), the name of a daughter of Haran briefly mentioned in the Book of Genesis . Iscah was rendered "Iesca" (Jeska) in the Matthew Bible version available in Shakespeare's day. "Jessica" was the first- or second-most popular female baby name in the United States from 1981 to 1998Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1980s Social Security Administration (SSA), United States. Retrieved February 22, 2007. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shylock
Shylock is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Merchant of Venice'' (c. 1600). A Venetian Jewish moneylender, Shylock is the play's principal antagonist. His defeat and conversion to Christianity form the climax of the story. Shylock's characterisation is composed of stereotypes, for instance greediness and vengefulness, although there were no practising Jews who lived in England during Shakespearean England. Jews were expelled from the country in 1290 by Edward I in the Edict of Expulsion; this was not reversed until the Cromwell Era. Name Shylock is not a Jewish name. However, some scholars believe it probably derives from the biblical name Shalah, which is (''Šélaḥ'') in Hebrew. Shalah is the grandson of Shem and the father of Eber, biblical progenitor of Hebrew peoples. All the names of Jewish characters in the play derive from minor figures listed in genealogies in the Book of Genesis. It is possible that Shakespeare originally intended t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Adolfsson
Jessica Mariette Adolfsson (born 15 July 1998) is a Swedish ice hockey player, currently playing with Linköping HC Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She has previously represented Sweden in international competition and participated at the 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship The 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was held in Plymouth Township, Michigan, United States from 31 March to 7 April 2017. The USA Hockey Arena serv .... References External links * 1998 births Living people Brynäs IF (women) players Djurgårdens IF Hockey (women) players Linköping HC (women) players Penn State Nittany Lions women's ice hockey players Sportspeople from Linköping Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Swedish women's ice hockey defencemen Olympic ice hockey players for Sweden Ice hockey players at the 2022 Winter Olympics {{Sweden-icehoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Backhaus
Jessica Backhaus (born 1970) is a German photographer. Early life Backhaus was born in 1970 Cuxhaven, Germany. In 1986 she moved to Paris. In 1992, at the age of 22, she met the French photographer Gisèle Freund, who became a friend and influential mentor. Career Her work is held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston and the Yale University Art Gallery The Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG) is the oldest university art museum in the Western Hemisphere. It houses a major encyclopedic collection of art in several interconnected buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. .... Photo books *''Jesus and the Cherries'' (2005) *''What Still Remains'' (2008) *''One Day in November'' (2008) *''I Wanted to See the World'' (2011) References Living people 1970 births 20th-century German photographers 21st-century German photographers 20th-century German women artists 21st-century German women artists {{Germany-photographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica-Jane Applegate
Jessica-Jane Applegate MBE (born 22 August 1996) is a British Paralympic swimmer. Applegate competes in the S14 classification for swimmers with intellectual disabilities, mainly freestyle and backstroke preferring shorter distances. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics and on 2 September, Applegate won the gold setting a Paralympic record in the S14 200m freestyle. She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to swimming. Early life Applegate was born in 1996 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. She was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, and began swimming at a young age after her mother took her to Lowestoft and Oulton Broad Swimming Club. Educated at Ormiston Venture Academy, by the age of 13 she was setting regional records and was selected for a UK sporting talent programme. Swimming career Towards the end of 2011, Applegate was showing potential as an International competitive swimmer, settin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Antiles
Jessica Antiles (born December 25, 1996) is an American swimmer. Antiles was one of 24 swimmers who swam for Team USA at the 2017 Maccabiah Games, where she won two medals. Personal life Antiles grew up in South Orange, New Jersey, is the daughter of Seth and Janette Antiles, and is Jewish. She is a member of the Maplewood Jewish Center, where her father is president. Her mother Janette competed in the Maccabiah Games herself, in tennis, representing Venezuela. Antiles graduated from Golda Och Academy in 2015. She continued her education at Columbia University, where she majors in psychology and competes on the varsity swimming team, graduating in 2019. In 2017, Antiles received an honorable mention by the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as recognition for Scholar All-America. Swimming career Antiles has been competitively swimming since childhood, including competing for her hometown swim team, the South Orange Dolphins. High school In 2013 as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Andrews
Jessica Danielle Andrews (born December 29, 1983) is an American country music singer. At age 15 in mid-1999, she made her debut on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts with the single "I Will Be There for You", from her debut album '' Heart Shaped World'', released in 1999 on DreamWorks Records Nashville. Andrews had her biggest chart success in 2001 with the song " Who I Am", a No. 1 country hit and the title track of her second studio album, which was certified gold in the United States. A third album, ''Now'' was released in 2003 to lower sales, while a fourth album (tentatively titled ''Ain't That Life'') was never released due to DreamWorks' closure. In late 2008, Andrews signed to Carolwood Records, an imprint of Lyric Street Records, however, she was dropped from the label in 2009 without issuing an album. Early life Andrews was born in Huntingdon, Tennessee, to parents Jessie and Vicki Andrews. When she was seven, a bone w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Andersson
Jessica Elisabeth Andersson (born Jessica Arvidsson on 27 October 1973) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She was part of the Swedish duo Fame with Magnus Bäcklund between 2002 and 2006 after they met at the reality television show ''Fame Factory''. As Fame, she represented Sweden in Eurovision Song Contest 2003 held in Riga, Latvia with " Give Me Your Love" finishing fifth. After the breakup of the band, she developed a solo singing career, releasing four studio albums, and has appeared solo six times in Melodifestivalen competitions in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2018 and in 2021. Beginnings and in Fame Factory Before becoming a TV celebrity, she worked amongst others as a singer in the floor show ''Svensk Schlager'' in Trollhättan where she resided. She also worked as a fashion model, including appearing in the magazine ''Café''. She gained fame after taking part in the 2002 series of the television show ''Fame Factory'' where she was pregnant through a relation with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Anderson (writer)
Jessica Margaret Anderson (née Queale; 25 September 19169 July 2010) was an Australian novelist and short story writer. Born in Gayndah, Anderson lived the bulk of her life in Sydney apart from a few years in London. She began her career writing short stories for newspapers and drama scripts for radio, especially adaptations of well-known novels. Embarking on her career as a novelist relatively late in life - her first novel was published when she was 47 - her early novels attracted little attention. She rose to prominence upon the publication of her fourth novel, ''Tirra Lirra by the River'', published in 1978. Although she remains best known for this work, several of her novels have garnered high acclaim, most notably ''The Impersonators'' (1980) and ''Stories from the Warm Zone and Sydney Stories'' (1987), both of which have won awards. She won the Miles Franklin Literary Award twice, and has been published in Britain and the United States. Jessica Anderson died at Elizabet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Anderson (footballer)
Jessica Anderson (born 16 November 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club#AFL Women's team, Melbourne Football Club and Western Bulldogs#AFL Women's team, Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW). AFL Women's career Melbourne Anderson was drafted by Melbourne with their fourteenth selection and 105th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 AFL Women's season, 2017 season. She played the first five matches of the season before being omitted for the round six match against at Marrara Oval, TIO Stadium in round six. She did not return for the remainder of the season to finish with five matches overall. Anderson was not retained on Melbourne's list at the end of the season and was subsequently delisted in May 2017. Western Bulldogs Anderson was signed as a free agent by on 29 May, prior to the 2017 AFL Women's draft. She made her Western B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia's Next Top Model (season 1)
The first cycle of the reality television show ''Asia's Next Top Model'' in which a number of women compete for the title and a chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. The show features aspiring models from the entire Asia-Pacific region. The international destinations for this cycle were Batam, Indonesia and Hong Kong. The cycle featured 14 contestants from the China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. This is notably the only cycle to feature a contestant from Nepal. The show was filmed in Singapore, and it premiered globally on November 25, 2012 on STAR World. The prize package for this cycle included a modeling contract with Storm Model Management, an all-expenses-paid trip to London, a chance to be the cover feature in ''Harper's Bazaar'' Singapore, a position as the face of Canon IXUS' 2013 campaign, a S$100,000 cash prize, and a Subaru XV. The winner of the competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Amornkuldilok
Jessica Amornkuldilok ( th, เจสสิก้า อมรกุลดิลก), born Rattana Yimchan ( th, รัตนา ยิ้มจันทร์; 18 December 1985) is a Thai fashion model who is the winner of the first cycle of ''Asia's Next Top Model'' in 2012. Elite Model Look Thailand In 2004, Amornkuldilok applied for Elite Model Look Thailand, where she eventually placed as the runner-up. She failed to progress onto the world final. ''Asia's Next Top Model'' Amornkuldilok was one of the two contestants to represent Thailand on season 1 of ''Asia's Next Top Model'', the other being Monica Benjaratjarunun. She was declared the best-performing contestant in the four weeks before the semi-final round, won four reward challenges, and never landed in the bottom two, being the only contestant to accomplish these feats. She won the competition against Kate Ma (Taiwan) and Stephanie Retuya (Philippines). She is the first of three representatives from Thailand to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Alves
Jessica Alves (formerly Rodrigo Alves; born 30 July 1983) is a Brazilian-British television personality noted for having undergone dozens of plastic surgeries to alter her appearance. Prior to her transition, she was often referred to as a human Ken doll. Early life and education Alves was born Rodrigo Alves on 30 July 1983 in São Paulo, Brazil, to a Brazilian mother and a British father. Her father, Roserval Alves, hailed from a Portuguese family who arrived in Brazil in the 1940s. Initially the family was in the farming trade but expanded their business involvement to include supermarkets, shopping centres and real estate. When she was young, her grandfather bought her Barbie dolls. Although Alves was assigned male at birth, from “the age of three, four, five, six” she considered herself to be female, played with dolls and cross-dressed. She feels people should not be defined by gender. She was shy, and bullied throughout childhood. As a teen, Alves had a hormone dysfunc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
