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Venesa
How to Pronounce Venesa
Pronounced vuh-NESS-uh /vəˈnɛs.ə/Medium
Meaning: Venesa is a spelling variant of Vanessa, a name invented by the writer Jonathan Swift in the early eighteenth century from parts of Esther Vanhomrigh's name. It carries no ancient root, only that literary origin.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Venesa is a respelling of Vanessa, the literary coinage of Jonathan Swift built from Esther Vanhomrigh's name. Vanessa spread widely in the twentieth century, and Venesa is one of its lighter-spelled offshoots.
It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its high in the early nineteen-eighties. A girl named Venesa then would be in her mid-forties today.
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What does the name Venesa mean?
It is a variant of Vanessa, a name invented by the writer Jonathan Swift.
How do you pronounce Venesa?
It is said vuh-NESS-uh /vəˈnɛs.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Venesa a boy or girl name?
Venesa has been used as a girl's name.
How popular is Venesa?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its high in the early nineteen-eighties, well behind Vanessa.