Given name

Ikang

“The Lord sees all”

Ikang is a diminutive of Jessica. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord sees all.” Its derivation is not certain.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Ikang is a diminutive of Jessica. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord sees all.” Its derivation is not certain.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Ikang is a diminutive of Jessica. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Cebuano usage, Ikang is a diminutive of Jessica.

The story

Ikang is a diminutive of Jessica. The history of Jessica gives this family its wider story. Jessica is Shylock’s daughter in The Merchant of Venice. Shakespeare’s immediate inspiration is unknown, but the biblical spelling Jesca—corresponding to Iscah in Genesis 11:29—has been proposed as a starting point.

Explained through its name family

Ikang’s family of names

In Cebuano usage, Ikang is a diminutive of Jessica.

Walk Ikang’s family in the name graph

IkangJessica

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Ikang, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Yesicka

“the Lord sees all”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

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Yesyka

“the Lord sees all”

No U.S. birth series

20% boys · 80% girls

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Yesiko

“the Lord sees all”

No U.S. birth series

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Jessana

“The Lord sees all”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

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Lilah

“night” · “born at night”

72CommonRising

>99% girls

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Gessandra

“the Lord sees all”

No U.S. birth series

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Geslyn

“the Lord sees all”

No U.S. birth series

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Gessi

“the Lord sees all”

No U.S. birth series

6% boys · 94% girls

Sibling ideas

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