Girl

Nessa

NES-uh

Rare & Uncommon ↑ Rising

✦ Meaning

“Irish diminutive meaning 'not gentle' or fierce, from 'ness.' Associated with Irish warrior women and Celtic mythological strength.”

Popularity Over Time

Nessa US popularity rank over timeRank 12546 in 1997 to rank 2291 in 2016. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2291#7419#1254619351960198020002024

Nessa is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Irish

Syllables

2

Nicknames

nes

Style

StrongBoldPlayfulModern

Famous Bearers

  • Nessa (Gavin and Stacey character)

Collections

Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables →

Similar Names

Raven

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Temperance

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Nova

Latin Top 50

Artemis

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Nola

Irish Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Artemis

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Athena

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Wren

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Raven

Old English Beautiful But Not Top 100

Fiona

Gaelic Beautiful But Not Top 100

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Irish heritage with character popularity

People Also Ask

Irish diminutive meaning 'not gentle' or fierce, from 'ness.' Associated with Irish warrior women and Celtic mythological strength.

Nessa is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's trending up as more parents discover it.

Popular nicknames for Nessa include nes.

Names that pair beautifully with Nessa include Artemis, Athena, Wren, Raven, Fiona.