Vanessa

For the Dutch pronunciation of Vanessa, you can listen to the audio clips featured on the websites below:

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• https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vanessa (in Dutch)
• https://nl.forvo.com/search/Vanessa/nl/ (in Dutch)
• https://youtu.be/BXPPJU3PloY (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:02 and 1:01)
• https://youtu.be/hEhbNgzsTnQ (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:04)
• https://youtu.be/WqG21GANlE0 (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:00)
• https://youtu.be/LAUgKNNpF6c (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:47)

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Converted to IPA, it should be: /vɑ.'nɛ.sa:/ [noted -ed]

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I have also heard /va.'nɛ.sa:/ in real life, but that might possibly be specific to Dutch Limburg (as that's where I'm from). I'm not sure - I only knew one Vanessa growing up, and we were only acquaintances. Never encountered another Vanessa in real life since, so I don't have enough examples to compare with.

Variant English Pronunciation: vəh-NEHS-ə.

Spanish Pronunciation: ba-NEH-sa. [noted -ed]

Listen to the German pronunciation of Vanessa here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.