Vanessa (name)

Vanessa (name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Vanessa


imagesize=200px
caption=Vanessa is also the name of a genus of butterfly.
pronunciation=
gender = Female
meaning = None, coined from Esther Vanhomrigh (Van + Es → Vanessa)
region =
origin = Irish / Dutch
related names = ("Pet forms")"Nessi", "Van", "Vaness", "Vanny", "Fanny", "Nester", "Ness", Vanessza,(Hungarian), Wanessa (Polish)
footnotes =

The name Vanessa was invented by Irish writer Jonathan Swift for Esther Vanhomrigh, whom Swift had met in 1708 and whom he tutored. The name was created by taking "Van" from Vanhomrigh's last name and adding "Essa", the pet form of Esther.

In 1726 the name Vanessa appeared in print for the first time in "Cadenus and Vanessa", an autobiographical poem about Swift's relationship with Vanhomrigh. Swift had written the poem in 1713, but it was not published until three years after Vanhomrigh died. There is a conjectured relationship of Swift's invented name to that of Vannozza dei Cattanei, the mother of the famed Cesare Borgia, who had lived 200 years earlier.

"Vanessa" has been adopted later as the name of a genus of butterfly.

The name became popular in modern times following the success of actress Vanessa Redgrave and singer Vanessa L. Williams. Vanessa was the 71st most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007. It has been among the top 200 names for girls in the United States since 1953 and among the top 100 names for girls since 1977. It first appeared among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States in 1950, when it appeared on the list ranked in 939th place. [ [http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi Social Security Administration] ]

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