Save Gender Feminine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. nee-SAH-kee [key] Other Forms FormsΝησάκι (?) Meaning & History This was used by Edgar Allan Poe in his epic poem 'Al Aaraaf' (1829), in which the angel Nesace is Beauty personified. Apparently he based it on Greek νησάκη (nesake) "small island, islet" (compare Nesaie).