Nessa

Girl
5 letters

Greek 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 Russian form of Agnes: pure.

Scottish From the headland. Can also be a variant of Nessie: (diminutive of Agnes: pure; chaste).

Short form of Agnes

Nessa is a girl’s name of Greek, Russian and Scottish origin. Meaning in Greek: 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. Meaning in Russian: Russian form of Agnes: pure. Meaning in Scottish: From the headland. Can also be a variant of Nessie: (diminutive of Agnes: pure; chaste). Nessa is a short form of Agnes. The name has 5 letters.

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Nerissa

Greek Literary

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.

Nerita

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From the sea.

Nesha

Russian

Russian form of Agnes: pure.

Ness

Scottish

From the headland.

Nessia

Greek Scottish

Pure. From the headland.

Nessie

Greek Scottish

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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