Nessa

Where Nessa comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Nessa.

  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Nessa through the years
  1. 1935
    First appearance
    #4,204 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2016
    Peak, #2,287
    83 babies named Nessa, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name, nickname of Vanessa.
Namesakes

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