What does Nerissa mean?
How do we pronounce Nerissa?
Nerissa \ne-ris-sa, ner-i-ssa\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.
The baby girl name Nerissa is pronounced as Neh-RIHS-aa- 1.
1 Pronunciation for Nerissa: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"
What is the origin of Nerissa?
Nerissa is of Old Greek and Italian origin. It is used mainly in English. Old Greek origin: The name was first invented by Shakespeare for the maiden girl in The Merchant of Venice (1596-1598), probably as a Latinate form of the Greek nereis ('sea nymph'). It has sometimes been taken as a form of Nericcia. Nerissa is a variant of meaning of Nereida (English and Spanish). Nerissa can also be a variant of Nericcia pronounciation (Italian). Nerissa has 19 variants that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variants of the name comprise Narice name, Naryssa name popularity, Nericcia name popularity, name Nerice meaning, what does the name Nerine mean, Neris meaning, name Nerisa origin, name Nerise meaning, Nerisse pronounciation, baby name Nerrisa, baby name Nerrissa, meaning of Neryssa, and Nissa meaning of name. Other English forms comprise the shortening name Rissa origin, the familiar form Risa name variations, and the spelling variants nicknames for Narisa and nicknames for Narissa. what does the name Nerina mean (Italian) and Nerys meaning of name (Welsh) are variants of Nerissa that are used in foreign languages.
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The baby name Nerissa fun facts:
The name Nerissa in reverse order is "Assiren".
The numerological value of the name Nerissa is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.
How popular is Nerissa?
Nerissa is not in the top girl names in USA.