stackyFACTSBefore the year 1596, nobody on Earth was annoyed by a basic girl named Jessica.
Before the year 1596, nobody on Earth was annoyed by a basic girl named Jessica. William Shakespeare completely made the name up for the daughter of Shylock in his play 'The Merchant of Venice.' He likely mangled the biblical name Iscah to fit his meter. For centuries, the name sat largely dormant before exploding in popularity in the 1980s, proving that Shakespeare's most enduring legacy is actually modern suburban naming conventions.
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