Nessia

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.

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.

Greek

Pure.