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Jesse vs Jess - What's the difference?

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Jess is a related term of jesse.



As proper nouns the difference between jesse and jess

is that jesse is the father of king David while Jess is a short form of the male given name Jesse.

As nouns the difference between jesse and jess

is that jesse is a representation of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art, such as a genealogical tree in stained glass or a branched candlestick while jess is a short strap fastened around the leg of a bird used in falconry, to which a leash may be fastened.

As a verb jess is

to fasten a strap around the leg of a hawk.

jesse

English

(wikipedia Jesse)

Proper noun

(s)
  • (biblical character) The father of king David.
  • * : 1 Samuel 17:12 :
    • Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse ; and he had eight sons; and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
  • of biblical origin.
  • * 1882 , Jesse James (folk song):
    • Jesse James was a lad that killed many a man, / He robbed the Glendale train. / He stole from the rich and he gave to the poor, / He'd a hand and a heart and a brain.
  • (female), a variant of Jessie.
  • * 1985 , The Progress of Love , Chatto&Windus 1987, ISBN 0701131616, page 166-167:
    • We had decided to change the spelling of our names. Mine was to become Jesse instead of Jessie, and hers was to be Meribeth, not MaryBeth. We signed these names to the test papers we turned in at school.
    The teacher waved my paper in the air. "I can't give a mark to this person, because I don't know who this person is," she said. "Who is this Jesse'?" She spelled the name out loud. "That is a boy's name. Does anybody here know a boy named ' Jesse ?"

    Related terms

    * Jess, Jessie * give someone Jesse (to scold or beat) * give someone particular Jesse (to give a severe beating)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (architecture) A representation of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art, such as a genealogical tree in stained glass or a branched candlestick.

    • References

    * English diminutives of female given names English unisex given names ----

    jess

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A short form of the male given name Jesse.
  • A short form of the female given name Jessica.
  • A short form of the female given name Jessamy.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 1967 , first = Barbara , last = Sleigh , authorlink = Barbara Sleigh , title = (Jessamy) , edition = 1993 , location = Sevenoaks, Kent , publisher=Bloomsbury , isbn = 0 340 19547 9 , page = 58 , url = , passage = ‘Now then Kit,’ said Mr Parkinson, ‘look sharp! Help Jess' up. Where has she got to?’ ‘Here I am!’ said ' Jessamy breathlessly as “helped” rather to vigorously from behind by Kit, she arrived on her knees on the floor of the dog cart. }}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 1967 , first = Barbara , last = Sleigh , authorlink = Barbara Sleigh , title = (Jessamy) , edition = 1993 , location = Sevenoaks, Kent , publisher=Bloomsbury , isbn = 0 340 19547 9 , page = 127 , url = , passage = ‘It’s almost as if we’ve gone silly with happiness,’ said Marcus two days later. ‘Everyone in the house going round grinning like a lot of Cheshire Cats! The family I mean.’ ‘And Jess',’ said Kitto quickly. ‘Oh well, '''Jess''' is as good as family,’ said Fanny comfortably. ' Jessamy said nothing, but she looked up quickly and her smile would have rivalled any Cheshire Cat. }} English diminutives of male given names English diminutives of female given names