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Vanessia

vah-NESS-ee-ah

Letters

8

Syllables

4

Origin

English

Total Births

297

Peak Year

#22 in 1961

First Recorded

1953

Style

Modern & Trendy, Sophisticated & Formal

Spelling

Tricky to spell

What It Means

Vanessia is a modern variant of Vanessa, a literary name invented by Jonathan Swift for his poem 'Cadenus and Vanessa'.

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Numerology

8

The Achiever

Powerful, determined, and success-oriented. Names at 8 project confidence and ambition.

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Personality Traits

CreativeElegantUniqueIntelligent

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