Vanessa

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from the Ancient Greek deity Φάνης (Phánēs). Named by Johan Christian Fabricius. === Proper noun === Vanessa f A taxonomic genus within the family Nymphalidae – brush-footed butterflies including red admirals. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Papilionoidea – superfamily; Papilioniformes – series; Nymphalidae – family; Nymphalinae - subfamily; Nymphalini - tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Vanessa atalanta (red admiral), Vanessa cardui (painted lady, cosmopolitan) - selected species === References === Vanessa (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Vanessa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Vanessa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Etymology === Coined by Jonathan Swift in the 18th century as a pseudonym for a lady friend named Esther Vanhomrigh (or Van Homrigh), an Irish woman of Dutch descent, by taking the Dutch preposition van from her surname and adding -essa (perhaps influenced by the first syllable of Esther). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vəˈnɛsə/ Rhymes: -ɛsə Hyphenation: Va‧nes‧sa === Proper noun === Vanessa A female given name originating as a coinage. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Cedric, Pamela (other names coined by an author) === References === === Further reading === Vanessa (name) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Avanses, Navases, Vanasse == Cebuano == === Alternative forms === Baniza — misspelled === Etymology === Borrowed from English Vanessa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbaˈnesa/ [ˌbaˈn̪i.s̪ɐ] Hyphenation: Va‧nes‧sa === Proper noun === Vanessa (Badlit spelling ᜊᜈᜒᜐ) a female given name from English == Danish == === Proper noun === Vanessa a female given name from English, of recent usage == Finnish == === Etymology === From English Vanessa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑnesːɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ne̞s̠ːɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑnesːɑ Syllabification(key): Va‧nes‧sa Hyphenation(key): Va‧nes‧sa === Proper noun === Vanessa a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Vanessa is the 256th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,106 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,145 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /va.nɛ.sa/ ~ /va.ne.sa/ === Proper noun === Vanessa f a female given name from English, of recent usage == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [vaˈnɛsa] Hyphenation: Va‧nes‧sa === Proper noun === Vanessa a female given name from English, of recent usage == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vaˈnes.sa/ Rhymes: -essa Hyphenation: Va‧nés‧sa === Proper noun === Vanessa f a female given name from English, of recent usage === Anagrams === navasse, vanasse == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Vanessa. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -esɐ, (Portugal) -ɛsɐ Hyphenation: Va‧nes‧sa === Proper noun === Vanessa f (plural Vanessas) a female given name, equivalent to English Vanessa == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Vanessa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈnesa/ [baˈne.sa] Rhymes: -esa Syllabification: Va‧nes‧sa === Proper noun === Vanessa f a female given name, equivalent to English Vanessa == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Vanessa. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /vaˈnesa/ [vɐˈn̪ɛː.sɐ] IPA(key): (with nativization) /baˈnesa/ [bɐˈn̪ɛː.sɐ] Rhymes: -esa Syllabification: Va‧ne‧ssa === Proper noun === Vanessa (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈᜒᜐ) a female given name from English