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Nerissa Name Origin: Italian
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Pronunciation: n(e)-rissa, ner(is)-sa
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Infographic of Nerissa name meaning, which is “The swimmer,” from the Greek neros, a fluid. In Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, a clever waiting woman of Portia.
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Nerissa Name Popularity
How popular is the name Nerissa? Here’s everything we know.
| Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
| 1910 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1911 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1912 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1913 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1914 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1915 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1916 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1917 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1918 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1919 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1920 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1921 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1922 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1923 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1924 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1925 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1926 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1927 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1928 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1929 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1930 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1931 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1932 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1933 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1934 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1935 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1936 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1937 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1938 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1939 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1940 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1941 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1942 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1943 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1944 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1945 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1946 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1947 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1948 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1949 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1950 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1951 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1952 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1953 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1954 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1955 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1956 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1957 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1958 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1959 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1960 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1961 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1962 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1963 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1964 |
2,230 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1965 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1966 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1967 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1968 |
2,128 |
6 |
0.0004% |
| 1969 |
1,897 |
12 |
0.0008% |
| 1970 |
2,720 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1971 |
1,747 |
17 |
0.0011% |
| 1972 |
2,716 |
5 |
0.0004% |
| 1973 |
2,547 |
5 |
0.0004% |
| 1974 |
2,102 |
9 |
0.0007% |
| 1975 |
1,786 |
17 |
0.0013% |
| 1976 |
2,337 |
7 |
0.0005% |
| 1977 |
2,166 |
11 |
0.0008% |
| 1978 |
1,663 |
24 |
0.0018% |
| 1979 |
1,489 |
35 |
0.0025% |
| 1980 |
1,939 |
18 |
0.0012% |
| 1981 |
1,571 |
32 |
0.0022% |
| 1982 |
1,653 |
29 |
0.0019% |
| 1983 |
1,671 |
26 |
0.0018% |
| 1984 |
1,622 |
28 |
0.0019% |
| 1985 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1986 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1987 |
2,130 |
17 |
0.0011% |
| 1988 |
3,470 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1989 |
2,094 |
22 |
0.0014% |
| 1990 |
2,894 |
10 |
0.0006% |
| 1991 |
2,594 |
14 |
0.0009% |
| 1992 |
3,474 |
6 |
0.0004% |
| 1993 |
3,052 |
8 |
0.0005% |
| 1994 |
3,297 |
6 |
0.0004% |
| 1995 |
3,693 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1996 |
3,719 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 1997 |
2,828 |
10 |
0.0007% |
| 1998 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 1999 |
3,167 |
7 |
0.0005% |
| 2000 |
3,640 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 2001 |
3,186 |
8 |
0.0005% |
| 2002 |
3,660 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 2003 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2004 |
3,308 |
7 |
0.0005% |
| 2005 |
3,472 |
6 |
0.0004% |
| 2006 |
3,589 |
6 |
0.0004% |
| 2007 |
4,029 |
5 |
0.0003% |
| 2008 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2009 |
3,387 |
7 |
0.0005% |
| 2010 |
3,349 |
6 |
0.0004% |
| 2011 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2012 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2013 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2014 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2015 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2016 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2017 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2018 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2019 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2020 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2021 |
— |
0 |
0% |
| 2022 |
— |
0 |
0% |
Data via SSA.gov.
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What names are variants of Nerissa?
Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Nerissa.
| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Narissa
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Sea nymph; black-haired
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Italian
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Naryssa
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Black-haired
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Italian
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Nericcia
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Black-haired
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Italian
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Neryssa
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Sea nymph; black-haired
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Italian
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What names sound like Nerissa?
If you like how Nerissa sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Nerissa.
| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Neriss
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Noblewoman
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Welsh
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Norissa
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Form of Nora
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English
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What names are similar to Nerissa?
Find a name that’s like Nerissa, but just a little bit different.
| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Nerine
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Sea nymph
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Greek
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