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Name Nesace
Gender Feminine
Usage Literature
Pronounced Pron. nee-SAH-kee
Other Forms FormsΝησάκι (?)
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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).