Nerissa
GirlGreek 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.
Nessia is a girl’s name of Greek and Scottish origin. Meaning in Greek: Pure. Meaning in Scottish: From the headland. The name has 6 letters.
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.
Greek
From the sea.
Scottish
From the headland.
Greek Russian 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. Russian form of Agnes: pure. From the headland. Can also be a variant of Nessie: (diminutive of Agnes: pure; chaste).
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.
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.
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Wisdom. A literary name from Shakespeare's The History of Troilus and Cressida, where it belongs to a Greek Commander. Wise.
Greek
Pure.