Name: Nerissa
Gender: Female
Usage: Nerissa, of latin origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Nerissa are in general originating from United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Nerissa is: Sea sprite, Daughter of the sea.
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Numerology of the first name Nerissa: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 4. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: traditional, organized, self-disciplined, steady, logical, practical, helpful, reliable.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Practical, Dependable
Ruling planet: Uranus
Colors: Blue, Gray
Gemstones: Sapphire
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The name Nerissa is ranked on the 3,424th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 100500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.002% of the population. The name Nerissa has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Nerissa is a feminine given name, and may refer to:
- Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz (born 1956), a Filipino politician
- a character from the Shakespearean play The Merchant of Venice
- Nerissa (W.I.T.C.H.), an antagonist in the comic book and TV series W.I.T.C.H.
- Queen Narissa, the arch-villain from the 2007 Disney film Enchanted
English: of Shakespearian origin. It is the name of a minor character in The Merchant of Venice, Portia's waiting woman, who marries Gratiano. The name seems to represent a Latinate elaboration of Greek nērēis nymph, sea sprite (see Nereida).
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