Message: "Nessa" - Behind the Name

Nessa

by Wordsmith

10/5/2014, 11:36 AM

What does everyone think of Nessa, my most recent name crush? I confess that I was initially wary of the name because I thought it was merely a diminutive of Vanessa (no, there's nothing objectively wrong with favoring diminutives over full names; yes, I am vulnerable to the conceit that diminutives are insubstantial as given names), but deeper investigation revealed the name's roots in Irish mythology. I just find it gossamer and delicate, but not immaterially so.

What do you think of these combinations?

Nessa Beatrix
Nessa Blythe
Nessa Carole
Nessa Caroline
Nessa Clare
Nessa Clarice
Nessa Claudine
Nessa Clothilde
Nessa Delphine
Nessa Dorothy
Nessa Eugenie
Nessa Eulalie
Nessa Florence
Nessa Frances
Nessa Harriet
Nessa Josephine
Nessa Judith
Nessa Leonie
Nessa Lilian
Nessa Margaret
Nessa Marguerite
Nessa Marianne
Nessa Mariel
Nessa Marigold
Nessa Marion
Nessa Marjorie
Nessa Maxine
Nessa Miriam
Nessa Muriel
Nessa Patience
Nessa Pauline
Nessa Peony
Nessa Phoebe
Nessa Rosemary
Nessa Roxanne
Nessa Violet
Nessa Vivien
Nessa Winifred

#Nessa

This message was edited 10/5/2014, 11:37 AM

Replies

- Dracotorix

10/8/2014, 7:30 PM

I like it. It also makes me think Nessarose from Wicked (although that is one reason I didn't like Nessa Dorothy.)

I like:
Nessa Claudine
Nessa Delphine
*Nessa Harriet
*Nessa Judith
*Nessa Leonie
*Nessa Lilian
Nessa Margaret
Nessa Marigold
*Nessa Miriam
Nessa Muriel
*Nessa Peony
*Nessa Phoebe
*Nessa Rosemary
*Nessa Violet
*Nessa Vivien
*Nessa Winifred

- Betsabé (betsabe) +1

10/6/2014, 7:21 AM

It makes me want to say "what's occurring?" in a strong Welsh accent.

(I'm praying someone else gets what I'm talking about)!

- Rose-Berry

10/6/2014, 1:54 PM

I get what you're talking about and this was my first thought too! :-)

- RoxStar

10/5/2014, 4:13 PM

Irish mythology or not, Nessa still sounds to me like a babyish nickname or mangling of another name, like Tessa does. I really like Vanessa and think it makes a good first name, but Nessa is too babyish-sounding even for a nickname for that.