Nerissa

Girl
7 letters

Greek Sea nymph. Nerissa was a character in Shakespeare's play, 'The Merchant of Venice'.

Literary A literary name from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to portia's waiting-maid.

Nerissa is a girl’s name of Greek and Literary origin. Meaning in Greek: Sea nymph. Nerissa was a character in Shakespeare’s play, ‘The Merchant of Venice’. A literary name from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to portia’s waiting-maid. The name has 7 letters.

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Nerida

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Sea nymph; daughter of Nereus. In Greek mythology the Nereids were mermaids and deities of the seas.

Neried

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The sea nymphs.

Nerina

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The sea nymphs. Named for the Nereides.

Nerine

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The sea nymphs. Named for the Nereides.

Nerita

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From the sea.

Nessa

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Poor, pure, or chaste. St. Agnes was a 3rd century Christian martyr whose January 21st feast day is described in Keats' poem 'The Eve of St Agnes'. Agnes was popular until the Reformation, then revived in the 19th century.Pure. Russian form of Agnes: pure. From the headland. Can also be a variant of Nessie: (diminutive of Agnes: pure; chaste).

Nessia

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Pure. From the headland.

Nessie

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Poor, pure, or chaste. St. Agnes was a 3rd century Christian martyr whose January 21st feast day is described in Keats' poem 'The Eve of St Agnes'. Agnes was popular until the Reformation, then revived in the 19th century.Pure. pure; chaste. Nessie is also the nickname given to the fabled Loch Ness monster.

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