Vanesa.
a female given name, equivalent to English Vanessa
Meaning & usage
a female given name, equivalent to English Vanessa
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂póder. Proto-Germanic *fanē Proto-West Germanic *fanā Old Dutch fan Middle Dutch van Dutch van Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hstā́ Proto-Iranian *Hstā́bor.? Proto-Semitic *ʕaṯtar- Akkadian Ištarbor.? Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎼 (a-s-t-r)bor. Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּרlbor. Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr)der. English Esther English -essa English Vanessabor. Spanish Vanesa Borrowed from English Vanessa.
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