Nessa

Scandinavian

"headlands, promontory"

Nessa Origin and Meaning

The name Nessa is a girl's name of Scottish, Scandinavian, Russian origin meaning "headlands, promontory".

Like its cousin Tessa, Nessa -- a shortening of Vanessa or Agnes or Anastasia among other possibilities -- is an attractive nickname that can stand on its own.

Nessa Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 774 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Nessa

• 774 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Nessa

• Nessa Maria Vereker Childers Irish MEP
• Nessa O'Mahony Irish poet
• Nessa Diab American TV personality
• Nessa Carey English biologist and author

The name Nessa in Pop Culture

• Nessarose or "Nessa," sister of Elphaba the Wicked Witch of the West in the musical "Wicked"
• Nessa character from "Gavin & Stacey"
• Nessa one of the Valar ("angels") from Tolkien's Legendarium
• Nessa Stein main character of the British miniseries "The Honourable Woman"
• Nessa Holt character from TV's "Las Vegas"
• Nessa water,type gym leader in Pokemon Sword and Shield