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Name Ianassa
Gender Feminine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Ἰάνασσα(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsJanassa
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Meaning & History
Possibly derived from Greek ἰά (ia) meaning "shout, clamour; sound, roar" and νάσσα (nassa), the aorist form of ναίω (naio) meaning "to dwell in" or "to make habitable". This was the name of one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.