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Meaning

The name Nissa has the following meaning:

"Friendly elf" in Scandinavian. Also thought to be of Hebrew origin meaning "sign, emblem". Also possibly of American origin meaning "pure".
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Nissa is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available popularity statistics for the name Nissa in the USA, for the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Nissa is pronounced as nis- ah

Origins

Nissa originates from the Scandinavian language.
See other suggested Scandinavian girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Nissa and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Nissa: Boys - Denby, Girls - Erika, Karina, Both genders - Dyre, Eric, Harold

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Nissa: Neesa, Neesah, Neessa, Neessah, Nissan, Nisse, Nissie, Nissim, Nissy, Nyssa, Nyssah, Nyyssa, Nyyssah

Style

We think the name Nissa should fall under the following style category: Scandinavian.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Nissa to be: friendly and cheerful

In one word, you might describe Nissa as a(n) "friendly" person.

See other "friendly" names for girls.

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