NerissafLiterature Created by Shakespeare for a character in his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). He possibly took it from Greek Νηρηΐς (Nereis) meaning "nymph, sea sprite", ultimately derived from the name of the Greek sea god Nereus, who supposedly fathered them.
SíofrafIrish Means "elf, sprite" in Irish. This name was created in the 20th century.