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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 popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Vanessa. Click here to compare Vanessa with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Vanessa
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Vanessa

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