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Anessia
How to Pronounce Anessia
Pronounced uh-NESS-ee-uh /ΙΛnΙs.i.Ι/Medium
Meaning: Anessia is a modern American name close to Anessa and echoing Vanessa. Vanessa itself was a literary invention of the writer Jonathan Swift, so Anessia inherits a coined rather than an ancient meaning. Its charm is in the flowing four-syllable sound.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Anessia is a modern, softly flowing name in the Anessa and Vanessa family. Because Vanessa was itself coined by Jonathan Swift, names in this group carry an invented rather than an inherited meaning. Anessia appears in only small numbers, chosen for its graceful sound in the later twentieth century, and its spelling gives it an extra, ornate syllable.
Anessia was always rare, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its high around 1971, and it never became common. A girl named Anessia then would be in her fifties today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Anessia mean?
It is a modern name related to Anessa and Vanessa; Vanessa was coined by the writer Jonathan Swift, so its meaning is invented rather than ancient.
How do you pronounce Anessia?
It is said uh-NESS-ee-uh /ΙΛnΙs.i.Ι/, four syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Anessia a boy or girl name?
Anessia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Anessia?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its high in the early nineteen-seventies.