Nyssa

NIH-sa

Greek

"goal"

Nyssa Origin and Meaning

The name Nyssa is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "goal".

A fairly common Greek name that would fit in well here.

Nyssa Popularity

• 1484 Nameberry 2024

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Nyssa in Pop Culture

• Nyssa daughter of Hephaestus in Heroes of Olympus
• Nyssa of Traken was a companion of the fifth Doctor in the British sci fi series Doctor Who
• Nyssa Raatko / Nyssa al Ghul fictional character of DC Comics and TV series Arrow
• Nyssa the genus name of a type of tree, also called the Tupelo
• Queen Nyssia wife of Candaules (the ruler of Lydia) in Herodotus