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Name of the Day: Nyssa

February 18, 2010 By appellationmountain Leave a Comment

At first glance, she’s little more than a riff on Vanessa.

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  1. Rachel says

    February 19, 2010 at 8:21 AM

    UrbanAngel

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    • UrbanAngel says

      February 19, 2010 at 9:21 AM

      Thanks! That was one of the ones I was also wondering about 🙂 Either way, it’s not a bad name, but not one I’d go for

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  2. UrbanAngel says

    February 19, 2010 at 4:58 AM

    The pronunciation could be tricky. Is it NYE-sah or NIS-ah? Also, I think this is a name where accent could play a huge part in how the name works. It reminds me of Nike & I don

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  3. Julie says

    February 18, 2010 at 4:58 PM

    I can appreciate Nyssa, but growing up in a Scandinavian family it makes me think of “Nisse” or gnomes.

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  4. photoquilty says

    February 18, 2010 at 12:09 PM

    Forgot to hit the notify button.

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  5. photoquilty says

    February 18, 2010 at 12:08 PM

    Dr. Who sounds like Quantum Leap. Mmm, Scott Bakula…

    Wait a minute, I’m so off track. I like Nyssa, but have long liked Nessa, which was a name from a Maeve Binchy book. Is Nessa an Irish name or is it purely a diminutive for Vanessa?

    In terms of nature names, I’d do Aven before Nyssa or Nessa. If I were having more children after this. Which I’m not. Period. 🙂

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