See also: vanessa

Translingual edit

 
Vanessa atalanta

Etymology edit

New Latin, from the Ancient Greek deity Φάνης (Phánēs). Named by Johan Christian Fabricius.

Proper noun edit

Vanessa f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – brush-footed butterflies including the red admirals.

Hypernyms edit

References edit

English edit

Etymology edit

Coined by Jonathan Swift for a lady friend named Esther ("Essy") Vanhomrigh.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /vəˈnɛsə/
  • Hyphenation: Va‧nes‧sa
  • (file)

Proper noun edit

Vanessa

  1. A female given name originating as a coinage.
    • 1726, Jonathan Swift, Cadenus and Vanessa:
      Vanessa be the Name / By which thou shalt be known to Fame. / Vanessa, by the Gods enroll'd: / Her Name on Earth - shall not be told.
    • 1978, Maeve Binchy, Victoria Line, Central Line, Arrow, published 1993, →ISBN, pages 178, 179:
      A kind of girl that May had before only seen in the pages of fashion magazines, bored, disdainful, elegant, reluctantly admitted her. - - - She was asked to see Vanessa on the way out. She knew that the girl would be called something like Vanessa.

Translations edit

References edit

  1. ^ Paul J. DeGategno, R. Jay Stubblefield, Critical Companion to Jonathan Swift (2006), page 42

Anagrams edit

Danish edit

Proper noun edit

Vanessa

  1. a female given name from English, of recent usage

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From English Vanessa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑnesːɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ne̞s̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnesːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Va‧nes‧sa

Proper noun edit

Vanessa

  1. a female given name

Declension edit

Inflection of Vanessa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Vanessa Vanessat
genitive Vanessan Vanessojen
partitive Vanessaa Vanessoja
illative Vanessaan Vanessoihin
singular plural
nominative Vanessa Vanessat
accusative nom. Vanessa Vanessat
gen. Vanessan
genitive Vanessan Vanessojen
Vanessainrare
partitive Vanessaa Vanessoja
inessive Vanessassa Vanessoissa
elative Vanessasta Vanessoista
illative Vanessaan Vanessoihin
adessive Vanessalla Vanessoilla
ablative Vanessalta Vanessoilta
allative Vanessalle Vanessoille
essive Vanessana Vanessoina
translative Vanessaksi Vanessoiksi
abessive Vanessatta Vanessoitta
instructive Vanessoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Vanessa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Vanessani Vanessani
accusative nom. Vanessani Vanessani
gen. Vanessani
genitive Vanessani Vanessojeni
Vanessainirare
partitive Vanessaani Vanessojani
inessive Vanessassani Vanessoissani
elative Vanessastani Vanessoistani
illative Vanessaani Vanessoihini
adessive Vanessallani Vanessoillani
ablative Vanessaltani Vanessoiltani
allative Vanessalleni Vanessoilleni
essive Vanessanani Vanessoinani
translative Vanessakseni Vanessoikseni
abessive Vanessattani Vanessoittani
instructive
comitative Vanessoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Vanessasi Vanessasi
accusative nom. Vanessasi Vanessasi
gen. Vanessasi
genitive Vanessasi Vanessojesi
Vanessaisirare
partitive Vanessaasi Vanessojasi
inessive Vanessassasi Vanessoissasi
elative Vanessastasi Vanessoistasi
illative Vanessaasi Vanessoihisi
adessive Vanessallasi Vanessoillasi
ablative Vanessaltasi Vanessoiltasi
allative Vanessallesi Vanessoillesi
essive Vanessanasi Vanessoinasi
translative Vanessaksesi Vanessoiksesi
abessive Vanessattasi Vanessoittasi
instructive
comitative Vanessoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Vanessamme Vanessamme
accusative nom. Vanessamme Vanessamme
gen. Vanessamme
genitive Vanessamme Vanessojemme
Vanessaimmerare
partitive Vanessaamme Vanessojamme
inessive Vanessassamme Vanessoissamme
elative Vanessastamme Vanessoistamme
illative Vanessaamme Vanessoihimme
adessive Vanessallamme Vanessoillamme
ablative Vanessaltamme Vanessoiltamme
allative Vanessallemme Vanessoillemme
essive Vanessanamme Vanessoinamme
translative Vanessaksemme Vanessoiksemme
abessive Vanessattamme Vanessoittamme
instructive
comitative Vanessoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Vanessanne Vanessanne
accusative nom. Vanessanne Vanessanne
gen. Vanessanne
genitive Vanessanne Vanessojenne
Vanessainnerare
partitive Vanessaanne Vanessojanne
inessive Vanessassanne Vanessoissanne
elative Vanessastanne Vanessoistanne
illative Vanessaanne Vanessoihinne
adessive Vanessallanne Vanessoillanne
ablative Vanessaltanne Vanessoiltanne
allative Vanessallenne Vanessoillenne
essive Vanessananne Vanessoinanne
translative Vanessaksenne Vanessoiksenne
abessive Vanessattanne Vanessoittanne
instructive
comitative Vanessoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Vanessansa Vanessansa
accusative nom. Vanessansa Vanessansa
gen. Vanessansa
genitive Vanessansa Vanessojensa
Vanessainsarare
partitive Vanessaansa Vanessojaan
Vanessojansa
inessive Vanessassaan
Vanessassansa
Vanessoissaan
Vanessoissansa
elative Vanessastaan
Vanessastansa
Vanessoistaan
Vanessoistansa
illative Vanessaansa Vanessoihinsa
adessive Vanessallaan
Vanessallansa
Vanessoillaan
Vanessoillansa
ablative Vanessaltaan
Vanessaltansa
Vanessoiltaan
Vanessoiltansa
allative Vanessalleen
Vanessallensa
Vanessoilleen
Vanessoillensa
essive Vanessanaan
Vanessanansa
Vanessoinaan
Vanessoinansa
translative Vanessakseen
Vanessaksensa
Vanessoikseen
Vanessoiksensa
abessive Vanessattaan
Vanessattansa
Vanessoittaan
Vanessoittansa
instructive
comitative Vanessoineen
Vanessoinensa

Statistics edit

  • Vanessa is the 279th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,885 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,036 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /va.nɛ.sa/, /va.ne.sa/

Proper noun edit

Vanessa f

  1. a female given name from English, of recent usage

German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [vaˈnɛsa]
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Va‧nes‧sa

Proper noun edit

Vanessa

  1. a female given name from English, of recent usage

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /vaˈnes.sa/
  • Rhymes: -essa
  • Hyphenation: Va‧nés‧sa

Proper noun edit

Vanessa f

  1. a female given name from English, of recent usage

Anagrams edit

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Rhymes: -ɛsɐ
  • Hyphenation: Va‧nes‧sa

Proper noun edit

Vanessa f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Vanessa

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English Vanessa.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /baˈnesa/ [baˈne.sa]
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: Va‧nes‧sa

Proper noun edit

Vanessa f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Vanessa