Meaning  The name Nerissa has the following meaning: "Sea nymph" or "from the sea" in Greek. An unusual name that is a possible replacement for more common names such as Melissa and Marisa.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Nerissa is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
There are no available popularity statistics for the name Nerissa in the USA, for the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Nerissa is pronounced as nuh-ris-suh Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Nerissa and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Nerissa: Boys - Adonis, Gregory, Girls - Alexandra, Amara, Cynthia, Diantha, Euphemia, Genie, Kaia, Kandi, Kyra, Lexie, Liddie, Mintie, Nereida, Ova, Phoebe, Teri, Both genders - CalandraVariants Popular Variants for the name Nerissa: Narice, Narissa, Naryssa, Nericcia, Nerice, Neris, Nerisa, Nerise, Neriseah, Nerisia, Nerisse, Nerissia, Nerissiah, Nerrisa (Spanish) The name Nerissa is itself a variant of NereidaStyle We think the name Nerissa should fall under the following style category: Greek. See other Greek girl namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Nerissa to be: dark-haired and daintyIn one word, you might describe Nerissa as a(n) " dark-haired" person. See other "dark-haired" names for girls. |
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Meaning of name Nerissa
