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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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Numerology

7

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