a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God exists.”

What does the word Jesse mean?

Jesse \j(es)-se\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Jesse), is pronounced JESS-ee.It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jesse is "the Lord exists". Jesse is a very old biblical name Jesse in the Bible was the father of David "Jesse" means Gift (never a great one though) Famous real-life people named Jesse.

Is Jess a word in Scrabble?

Yes, jess is in the scrabble dictionary.