Vanessa

Vanessa \va-nes-sa, van-e-ssa\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Vanessa is pronounced Vaa-N-S-aa- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Vanessa: V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Vanessa?

Vanessa's origin is Latin, and its use, English and German. The name was first invented by the Irish poet Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) as a nickname for his lover Esther Vanhomrigh, derived from 'Van' from the Dutch surname Vanhomrigh and the feminine suffix '-essa', probably inspired by the first name Esther. She was fictionalized in Swift's poem Cadenus and Vanessa (1713), with Cadenus referring to himself, and the first name subsequently grew in popularity. The name Vanessa is widely used; it has 65 variants that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variants of the name consist of Janessa name variations, Nessi meaning, name Nessy meaning, Vana name variations, what does the name Vanasa mean, Vanassa meaning of name, Vaneeta name, nicknames for Vanesha, Vaneshia meaning and origin, baby name Vanesia, Vanessah pronounciation, Vanesse name popularity, name Vanessia meaning, Vanessica pronounciation, Vanetta meaning and origin, Vania name popularity, name Vaniece origin, meaning of Vaniessa, short names for Vanija, Vanika meaning and origin, Vanisa name variations, Vanissa name popularity, Vanita pronounciation, Vannetta name variations, short names for Vanneza, Vanni name, Vannie name popularity, Vannysa definition, nicknames for Vanysa, Vanyssa name variations, baby name Varnessa, Venesha name variations, Venesse name, Venessia pronounciation, Veniesa meaning, Venisha name popularity, Venishia name variations, meaning of Venna, Vennisa name popularity, nicknames for Vessa, name Vetta, Vinesha name variations, Vinisha name popularity, short names for Vonessa, and meaning of Yanessa. Other English forms consist of the contracted forms short names for Nessa, Nessie pronounciation, Van name variations (used in Greek too), and Vanny meaning of name, the diminutives name Nesa origin, nicknames for Ness, name Vanna (used in Italian too), Vannah definition, Vanya definition, and Vennie meaning and origin, and the spelling variants nicknames for Vaneza, short names for Vannesa, short names for Vannessa, Venesa definition, name Venessa meaning (used in Latin too), Vennesa name popularity, Vennessa name variations, and Vinessa name popularity. name Wanessa (Portuguese) is a variant of Vanessa that is used in foreign languages. The spelling variant meaning of Vanesa (Spanish) is another foreign form. See also the related form, Danessa meaning and origin. Vanessa is a popular baby girl name. The name's popularity increased from the 1940s up to the 1980s; before that, it was of only very light use. At the modest height of its usage in 1985, 0.410% of baby girls were named Vanessa. It had a ranking of #42 then. The baby name has seen a decline in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #106 with a usage of 0.148%, was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its family. Vanessa was 5 times more frequently used than the subsequent ranked name, baby name Janessa, in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Vanessa:

• Actress Vanessa Anne Hudgens, born 14 December 1988, Salinas, California
• Political Relative Vanessa Kerry, born 31 December 1976
• Singer Vanessa Williams, born 18 March 1963, Millwood, New York.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Vanessa:

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The baby name Vanessa fun facts:

The name Vanessa in reverse order is "Assenav".

The numerological value of the name Vanessa is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Vanessa?

Vanessa is in the top names in USA.