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Vanessa

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Meaning and origin
Vanessa is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `a butterfly `.

Where is it used?
The name Vanessa is mainly used in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Nessa, used in English.

What Vanessa`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Vanessa:
so many different names i can be called like ness, nessa, vane
The worst thing about the name:
its long
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
magdalena or margarita
Extra information:
i love my name its beautiful
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
its such a pretty name. No doubt.
The worst thing about the name:
it is kinda common
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
it would be crystal or anastacia- i love vanessa
Extra information:
V
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
it sounds really cathy and cool nicknames nessa, esa, vane, sasa, vv or, v
The worst thing about the name:
well that they cn't spell it right
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
then i guess it would be laney
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
the best thing about my is that it fits me and it makes me feel uniwue inside myself cause there are other people who have my name and that means the name Vanessa is a popular name
The worst thing about the name:
nothing everything bout the name Vanessa is AWESOME!!!!
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
If my name wasn't Vanessa then I wouldn't have cool nick names like Nessa
Extra information:
Vanessa is an AWESOME name!!!
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
Not a lot of people have it.
The worst thing about the name:
It is long and people have difficulty spelling it correctly.
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
I would have been Brandon if I was a boy.
Extra information:
My nicknames growing up were Nessa and Nessie.
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
It's special, and when somebody says it I feel good and proud, if anybody can pronounce it perfectly ~ Va-nas-sa~
The worst thing about the name:
Some people can't say it right. There isn't a short way to say it, maybe Nessa or something.
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
I wouldn't feel like a butterfly. It's in my soul. I'd be a completely different person, in a bad way.
Extra information:
My friends call me Viva, or Veevo. Grandma calls me Nessa. I like Nessa, although nobody calls me it often. To all the Vanessa's in the world: laugh and enjoy life, and be proud of your name, because you are special enough to have this special name.
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
you can have cool nicknames like vane or ness!
The worst thing about the name:

If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
if my name wasnt vanessa other names wouid suck my hairy baigina
Extra information:
i really really really really really really really really really really really really luv the name vanessa
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
its fabuous
The worst thing about the name:
nothing
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
it wouid suck
Extra information:
i luv it
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
I love my name vanessa.my mum chose it way before i was conceived,in the hope that she would one day have a girl.i have met very few people with the same name throughout my life and i am 58yrs old!
The worst thing about the name:
absolutely nothing
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
then my husband wouldnt call me 'vanessa angel'
Extra information:
i am a free spirit
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
I sounds nice and most people don't forget your name.
The worst thing about the name:
It sounds like melissa, I don't know how many times people have asked if it was melissa after I have said it.
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
probably something with another unusual letter like Z
Extra information:
There are so many nicknames you can have from it.
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
The best thing about my name is that its a sexy name so most say. People love my name. It def fits with who I am.
The worst thing about the name:
Worst thing is that it is a common name.
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
It would be Veronica but it would be something with a V :)
Extra information:
I love my name it is who I am Vanessa, Sexy, Confident, Caring and loving !! Love your V within lol
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
is that ppl give me nick names like ness or vane
The worst thing about the name:
there is nothin wrong with this name
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
idk
Extra information:
i luv this name
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
THAT I LOVED BUTTERFLIES BEFORE I EVEN KNEW WHAT MY NAME MEANT!
The worst thing about the name:
IT IS NOT UNIQUE I ENDED UP WITH 5 VANESSA'S IN MY 5 GRADE CLASS IT SUCKED
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
THEN I WOULD HAVE A DIFFERENT NAME
Extra information:
I LOVE MY NAME
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
the best thing about my name is that its unique and beautiful and i wouldnt change my name because i think it fits me and its a part of who i am
The worst thing about the name:
its very comon, but its for a reason, people like it
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
i cant imagine myself without my name and if i have it its because thats the way it was meant to be
Extra information:
to all the vanessas be strong and love ur name because its unique and beautiful just like every one of us
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
THE BEST BEAST THING ABOUT VANESSA IS IT'S ME ALL THE WAY AROUND. IT MEANS MARIPOSA IN SPANISH WHICH I BUTTERFLY.ITZPA IN NATIVE WHICH IS BUTTERFLY TOO. ALSO IN GREEK.
The worst thing about the name:
THE WORST IS WHEN I WAS SMALL SOME KIDS CALLED ME VANESSA MAYONESSA
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
IT WOULD TAKE A PART OF ME. I AM UNIQUE. VEE, NESSA, NECI NESS, VANESSA
Extra information:
ITS ME
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
its unique enough that you don't end up in a room with 3 people with the same name
The worst thing about the name:
no good way to shorten it
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
i don't know what i'd be
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
It's not an overly common name.
The worst thing about the name:
The nicknames.... Lock Ness monster, Nestle Crunch, NesQuik, Nintendo NES..... oh and no one can ever spell it.
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
I use to like the name Jessica, but I'm happy with my name now.
Extra information:
I'm Nesa!!
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
Its Exotic :)
The worst thing about the name:
The Nicknames...Nessa, Ness- Ness, Nesse,V....
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
I would feel wierd
Extra information:
My mother passed when I was young & my first name ( Vanessa) was her middle name so I feel that it connects us even though shes not here
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
It is unique and as i've gotten older, kind of mysterious.
The worst thing about the name:
Everyone spells it wrong no matter how hard you try.
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
Nope!
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
we're free like a butterfly
The worst thing about the name:
so meny firls have it already
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
my husbands' sister is also named Vanessa
Extra information:
I'm a Beautiful Vanessa!
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
I don't know anyone else with the name!
The worst thing about the name:
I have so many nice/horrible nicknames! - ness,nessa,nessy! lockness, nesquik,Vaness
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:

Extra information:
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
it sounds beautiful.
The worst thing about the name:
nothing just that sometimes might be more than one around.
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
i don't know
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
I love my name, ppl say they have never met an unnattrative vanessa LOL
The worst thing about the name:
umm, nothing!
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
everything! all my email addresses wouldnt begin witn NESSA! haha
Extra information:
LOVE my name, and to think it was going to be Cassandra!
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
Not too common, but common enough that people can pronounce it without issues.
The worst thing about the name:
In movies, it tends to be the name of a villain.
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:

Extra information:
I like the way the letter V looks in most fonts. On my wedding invitation, graduation party invitations, etc., it was important to me that the font had a nice V.
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
the best thing about being called Vanessa is that everytime that they call my name I fell so good and greatful with my mom
The worst thing about the name:
nothing
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
yes,they wouldn't be able to tell me that it is a beautiful name
Extra information:
just that I love my name
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
IT MEANS BUTTERFLY
The worst thing about the name:
ITS COMMON
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
I WOULDNT BE ME
Extra information:
I LOVE MY NAME
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
Not a lot of people have it
The worst thing about the name:
Nothing
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
No
Extra information:
no
The best thing about the name Vanessa:
Not alot of people have it
The worst thing about the name:
IT not famous
If my name wasn`t Vanessa....:
It would had been the same
Extra information:
no

More `Vanessa` links
Vanessa as abbreviation
Actors named Vanessa
Vanessa in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Vanessa

Vanessa appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 71. The name reached the top-100 19 times. 1998 was a `top year` for the name Vanessa. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #52. The last time Vanessa appeared among the most common names was in 1950. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	71
2006	79
2005	79
2004	75
2003	70
2002	68
2001	64
2000	62
1999	57
1998	52
1997	54
1996	60
1995	65
1994	59
1993	55
1992	55
1991	56
1990	56
1980	69
1970	138
1960	154
1950	939
1940	---
1930	---
1920	---
1910	---
1900	---
1890	---
1880	---