Shanessa
shah-NESS-ah
Letters
8
Syllables
3
Origin
English
Total Births
131
Peak Year
#17 in 1989
First Recorded
1973
Style
Modern & Trendy
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
Shanessa is a modern invented name, likely a combination of Shan and Vanessa, which means 'butterfly'.
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