[DOC] [TLE] Jessica (given name) - Wikipedia [PAR] Jessica is a female given name. The oldest written record of the name with its 
current spelling is found as the name of a character in Shakespeare's play The 
Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to the daughter of Shylock. .... Given names 
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... [DOC] [TLE] Jessica in The Merchant of Venice - Shmoop [PAR] Character Analysis ... Jessica is Shylock's only daughter. ... He demands that 
Jessica stay inside and "lock up [the] doors" so the sounds of music don't drift in... [DOC] [TLE] Truth or Myth? Did Shakespeare Invent the Name 'Jessica ... [PAR] Claim: The popular name "Jessica" was created by playwright William 
Shakespeare ... The Merchant of Venice where Jessica is the name of Shylock's 
daughter. ... The poet has coined over 100 now-popular words and phrases 
spoken today... [DOC] [TLE] Name Jessica - Meaning, origin etc. - Girl Names - Baby Name Jessica [PAR] Additional information: Jessica, a feminine name, was first coined by 
Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice, and he most likely took it from the 
Hebrew name Iscah, ... Famous fictional characters named Jessica include 
Jessica Rabbit from the ... and the origin of the name, the daughter of Shylock 
from Shakespeare's The... [DOC] [TLE] Jessica - Baby Girl Name Meaning and Origin | Oh Baby! Names [PAR] Jessica: Learn name meaning, origin, characteristics, popularity and more, here 
at Oh ... Jessica is another female name that was apparently first coined by 
William ... In the play, Jessica is the daughter of Shylock, a Jewish moneylender 
and one ... It is thought that he took the name from a minor character in the Bible 
Iscah,... [DOC] [TLE] On the Main Line: Why was Shylock named Shylock? [PAR] Apr 26, 2012 ... 307 he writes "Shylock was a Levantine Jew, and therefore on the stage, if it is 
intended that .... name was first used for a Jewish "prophet," since the inventor of 
such a character might have ... We also tried to figure out why Shylock's daughter 
would have the name Jessica. ... Shakespeare invented "Jessica. [DOC] [TLE] Shakespeare Invented Your Name! - shakespeare in fiction and fact ... [PAR] Feb 1, 2015 ... Jessica is Shylock's daughter in The Merchant of Venice. ... He's really not such 
an admirable character in either one. ... Shakespeare liked names so much that, 
while he couldn't invent his own name, he made sure to goof... [DOC] [TLE] 8 names that were invented by authors | OxfordWords blog [PAR] Apr 26, 2016 ... Sir Walter Scott invented the name Cedric for a character in his 1820 novel 
Ivanhoe. He apparently based the name on Cerdic, an Anglo-Saxon king from ... 
Shakespeare named Shylock's daughter Jessica, possibly modeled... [DOC] [TLE] SparkNotes: The Merchant of Venice: Plot Overview [PAR] Character List ... That night, the streets of Venice fill up with revelers, and Jessica 
escapes with ... In Venice, Shylock is furious to find that his daughter has run 
away, but rejoices in the ... inRead invented by Teads ... Portia asks Shylock to 
show mercy, but he remains inflexible and insists the pound of flesh is rightfully 
his. [DOC] [TLE] Villain or victim, Shakespeare's Shylock is a character to celebrate ... [PAR] Feb 5, 2016 ... Villain or victim, Shakespeare's Shylock is a character to celebrate ... his co-
religionist Tubal for news of his daughter Jessica's elopement, counting the cost 
of her going in ducats. Tubal intersperses what he knows of Jessica with what he 
has ..... Shylock is My Name by Howard Jacobson (Vintage, 16.99). [DOC] [TLE] SparkNotes: The Merchant of Venice: Character List [PAR] The The Merchant of Venice characters covered include: Shylock, Portia, ... 
Lorenzo - A friend of Bassanio and Antonio, Lorenzo is in love with Shylock's 
daughter, Jessica. He schemes to help Jessica escape from her father's house, 
and he...

Question: He coined the name Jessica for the character of Shylock's daughter
Answer: Shakespeare