Vanessa
və-NES-ə
What it means
Butterfly; literary coinage by Jonathan Swift
Language
English
Culture
English;Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
literary · modern
Popularity over time
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.
Nicknames & variants
Common nicknames
NessaNessVan
Alternate spellings
VannesaVenessaVanesa
In other languages
Vanesa (Spanish)Vanessza (Hungarian)
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