Overview
people
Sample Size
8,339
Gender Distribution
Male:
2.4%
Female:
97.6%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Greek
Meaning
The name Vanesa is a variation of Vanessa, which was invented by the author Jonathan Swift for a character in his poem 'Cadenus and Vanessa'. It is thought to be derived from 'Van', the beginning of his own surname, and 'Essa', a pet form of Esther. In Greek, it means butterfly.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
ES
5,411 samples
98%
AR
839 samples
98%
FR
367 samples
87%
US
169 samples
96%
CO
163 samples
97%
CZ
120 samples
99%
MX
110 samples
97%
PE
76 samples
100%
SK
60 samples
98%
BR
57 samples
100%
IT
57 samples
95%
DE
55 samples
98%
GB
53 samples
98%
CL
51 samples
98%
VE
47 samples
94%
UY
39 samples
100%
GR
36 samples
100%
CH
34 samples
97%
PH
28 samples
96%
AL
27 samples
96%
+ 37 more countries
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