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What does Nerissa mean?
Nerissa 
as a girls' name is of Italian origin, and the meaning of Nerissa is "black-haired". From Nericcia. Created by Shakespeare for the name of Portia's waiting woman in "The Merchant of Venice". Also possibly derived from Nereida (Spanish, Greek) "sea nymph" or a variant based on Marisa or Marissa. Also form of Nerine.
Variations
VARIANTS Narissa, Naryssa, Nericcia, Neryssa
RELATED FORMS VIA MARISA, MARISSA, NEREIDA Maressa, Marisa▼, Marisha, Marisse, Marrissa, Maryssa, Meris, Merissa, Meryssa, Morisa, Morissa, Nereyda, Nerida
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Nerissa Adalyn (N.A.), ..
How popular is Nerissa?
Nerissa is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#2774 out of 4276, Top 65%) but an uncommon surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Marisa, Marisha, Marissa (#882 IN 2018), Marrissa, Maryssa, Merissa and Nereida are the prominent variation forms of Nerissa (NOT RANKED). Other variants, like Morisa, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Nerissa reached its most widespread in 1995 (MEDIAN #1221) and is now significantly reduced. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Nerissa is alike in pronunciation to Norissa. Other recommended sound-alike names are Brissa▼, Carissa▼, Cerisa, Cerissa, Cerisse, Chrissa, Clerissa, Corissa, Crissa, Darissa, Delissa, Denissa, Jelissa, Jeressa, Karissa▼, Korissa, Krissa, Larissa▼, Lerissa, Lorissa, Melissa▼, Narcissa, Narkissa, Narsissa, Nerice, Nerina, Neris, Neriss, Neriya, Nerys, Neryss, Nessa, Nissa, Parissa, Sarissa, Sherissa, Teressa▼ and Trissa. These names tend to be less commonly used than Nerissa.
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