Western numerology
Number 4 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Nerissa at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Western numerology
- 4
- Indian numerology
- 2
- Characters
- 7
- Popular
- 161 family views
Number meaning for Nerissa
Indian numerology
Number 2 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Nerissa mean?
Nerissa is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Filipino, Indian, Greek context. Its meaning is recorded as: daughter of the sea; Expectant; nymph; Sea nymph Nerissa was a character in Shakespeare's play, 'The Merchant of Venice'
This meaning is being reviewed for clarity.
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Names like Nerissa
Clarissa
Girl
Indian
Clear; famous; shining and gentle; The Latinized form of the English Clarice, meaning famous Famous bearer: Samuel Richardson's 18th century novel 'Clarissa Harlowe'; Variant of Clarice: A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear also a variant of Claire or Clarice Bright
189 family views
Larissa
Girl
Filipino
Cheerful; Cheerful Joyful A lover of Poseidon; cheerful one; Citadel; name of a city, mythical woman
111 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Nerissa
Sister names
Sisters for Nerissa
Clarissa
Girl
Indian
Clear; famous; shining and gentle; The Latinized form of the English Clarice, meaning famous Famous bearer: Samuel Richardson's 18th century novel 'Clarissa Harlowe'; Variant of Clarice: A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear also a variant of Claire or Clarice Bright
189 family views
Larissa
Girl
Filipino
Cheerful; Cheerful Joyful A lover of Poseidon; cheerful one; Citadel; name of a city, mythical woman
111 family views
Melissa
Girl
Indian
A nymph; Bee; bee, honey; Germanic - Hard Worker; Greek - Honey; Honey Bee; Ind; Strong Work
104 family views
More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Clarissa
Girl
Indian
Clear; famous; shining and gentle; The Latinized form of the English Clarice, meaning famous Famous bearer: Samuel Richardson's 18th century novel 'Clarissa Harlowe'; Variant of Clarice: A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear also a variant of Claire or Clarice Bright
189 family views
Melissa
Girl
Indian
A nymph; Bee; bee, honey; Germanic - Hard Worker; Greek - Honey; Honey Bee; Ind; Strong Work
104 family views
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