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Vanessa - name meaning, origin|
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The girl's name Vanessa \v(a)-nessa, van(es)-sa\ is pronounced va-NESS-ah. It is of English origin. An early-18th-century literary name created by Jonathan Swift for "Gulliver's Travels". Also the name of a genus of butterflies that includes the Red Admiral and the Painted Lady. See also Venetia. Actresses Vanessa Redgrave, Vanessa Williams; celebrity Vanna White.
Vanessa has 21 variant forms: Nessa, Nessie, Nessy, Van, Vanesa, Vanesse, Vanetta, Vania, Vanija, Vanna, Vannessa, Vannetta, Vannie, Vanya, Venesa, Venessa, Venetta, Vinessa, Vonessa, Vonesse and Vonnessa.
For more information, see also related names Janessa, Jenessa and Nissa.
Baby names that sound like Vanessa are Vanecia, Venezia, Venecia and Venusa.
Vanessa is a very common first name for women (#195 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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