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Baby Name Vanessa |
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| Meaning of Vanessa - What does the name Vanessa means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| vah-nehs-sah |  |
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Girl Name |
| Origin: |
Greek |
| Name Meaning: |
A borrowing from the English, Vanessa is an invention of satirist Jonathan Swift (1667-1745). It is a partial anagram of the name of his intimate friend Esther Vanhomrigh. Swift used the name in his Cadenus and Vanessa, which led to its use as a female given name |
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View this name in other origins -
English, Greek, Irish |
| Shortened forms: | Nessa |
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