Vanessa
Vanessa is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The name Vanessa goes back to the writer Jonathan Swift . Swift used him as a pseudonym for his longtime secret lover, Esther Vanhomrigh . He formed the name from the first syllable of Vanhomrigh's family name and the nickname Essa (according to other sources, Esse ) of her first name. The Greek deity Phanessa is sometimes cited as another possibility for the origin of the name . The existence of a goddess with this name in Greek mythology is not clearly proven; possibly that deity was only of local importance, but a female form of Phanes also appears possible .
The name was first published in 1726 in Swift's autobiographical poem Cadenus and Vanessa . Swift wrote this as early as 1713, but kept it under lock and key until three years after the death of his lover.
In German-speaking countries, the name spread from the late 1960s, mainly due to the popularity of the British actress Vanessa Redgrave .
variants
short form
- Ness, Nessa, Nessi, Nessy, Nanni
- Vani, Vany, Vane, Vanna, Vanne
International spellings
- Polish : Wanesa, Wanessa
- Slovak : Vanesa
- Croatian : Vanesa, Vanessa (also in Serbian and other South Slavic languages)
- Spanish : Vanesa
- Czech : Vanesa
- Hungarian : Vanessza
name day
Well-known namesake
- Vanessa-Mae (* 1978), British violinist
- Vanessa Amorosi (* 1981), Australian singer
- Vanessa Angel (born 1966), British actress and model
- Vanessa Beecroft (* 1969), Italian performance artist
- Vanessa Bell (1879–1961), English painter and interior designer
- Vanessa Blue (* 1974), American porn actress
- Vanessa Blumhagen (* 1977), German journalist
- Vanessa Branch (born 1973), American-British actress
- Vanessa Brown (1928–1999), American actress
- Vanessa Carlton (* 1980), American singer and pianist
- Vanessa Chinitor (* 1976), Belgian singer
- Vanessa da Mata (* 1976), Brazilian singer
- Vanessa del Rio (* 1952), American porn actress
- Vanessa Ferlito (* 1980), American actress
- Vanessa Fernandes (* 1985), Portuguese triathlete
- Vanessa Ferrari (* 1990), Italian gymnast
- Vanessa Gusmeroli (* 1978), French figure skater
- Vanessa Hegelmaier (* 1987), German photo model and mannequin
- Vanessa Henke (* 1981), German tennis player
- Vanessa Hessler (* 1988), Italian photo model
- Vanessa Hinz (* 1992), German biathlete
- Vanessa Hudgens (* 1988), American actress and singer
- Vanessa Huppenkothen (* 1985), Mexican presenter and model
- Vanessa Jopp (* 1971), German director
- Vanessa Jung (* 1980), German actress
- Vanessa Lengies (born 1985), Canadian actress
- Vanessa Mai (* 1992), German pop singer
- Vanessa Marano (* 1992), American actress
- Vanessa Marcil (* 1968), American actress
- Vanessa Meisinger (* 1991), German television presenter
- Vanessa Minnillo (* 1980), American actress and presenter
- Vanessa Morgan (* 1992), Canadian actress and singer
- Vanessa Nakate , Ugandan climate activist
- Vanessa O'Brien (* 1964), British-American mountaineer
- Vanessa Paradis (* 1972), French actress, singer and photo model
- Vanessa Petruo (* 1979), German singer and songwriter
- Vanessa Radman (* 1974), Croatian actress
- Vanessa Redgrave (born 1937), British actress
- Vanessa Rousso (* 1983), American poker player
- Vanessa Selbst (* 1984), American poker player
- Vanessa Struhler (* 1985), German singer
- Vanessa Vidal (* 1974), French ski racer
- Vanessa Warwick , British music producer and production manager
- Vanessa Lynn Williams (born 1963), American actress and singer
additional
- Vanessa (singer) , stage name of the Dutch singer Connie Breukhoven
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul J. DeGategno, R. Jay Stubblefield: Critical Companion to Jonathan Swift . 2006, p. 42 .
- ↑ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of Vanessa
- ↑ Nordic Names: Finlandswedish Name Days