Vanessa Name Meaning

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The name Vanessa comes from English roots and carries a meaning worth knowing. Read the full meaning and origin of Vanessa below, then browse real variants, short forms, and related names from the same family. Tap any name to copy it instantly.

Vanessa Name Meaning

English, Italian, Portuguese, German, DutchInvented by author Jonathan Swift for his poem 'Cadenus and Vanessa' (1726). He arrived at it by rearranging the initial syllables of the first name and surname of Esther...

Origin: EnglishGender: Girl
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1 Václava
2 Viktoria
3 Vibeke
4 Violante
5 Violetta
6 Vasiliki
7 Vosgi
8 Vasylyna
9 Vered
10 Vissenta
11 Vasanti
12 Vivianne
13 Vanesa
14 Viktorija
15 Voula
16 Varya
17 Varda
18 Venus
19 Viltė
20 Vitalia
21 Vonda
22 Virginie
23 Valentína
24 Vitória
25 Viorica
26 Vân
27 Velda
28 Virva
29 Valarie
30 Valeriya
31 Veera
32 Violet
33 Veronika
34 Valary
35 Vladimíra
36 Verena
37 Vígdís
38 Victorine
39 Varinia
40 Vilma
41 Valeska
42 Vianne
43 Venera
44 Verusha
45 Vangel
46 Virág
47 Valquíria
48 Vashti
49 Viveka
50 Vibiana
51 Viktorie
52 Vappu
53 Varvara
54 Vlasta
55 Vivyan
56 Venla
57 Victoire
58 Vasilka
59 Višnja
60 Vlatka
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