Entry № 7396 · Hebrew origin

Nessa Nessa — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ NES-sah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Miracle"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew)

A name that means "miracle".

Nessa is from the Hebrew נֵס (Nes — miracle, sign, banner) — with diminutive feminine ending. Nessa is one of the Hebrew feminine names — central to traditional Jewish heritage.

Miracle — a Hebrew name.

The name in its native script.

נֵס
Transliteration
Nes
Pronunciation
/ ˈnɛs.sə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Nessa stands.

Nessa does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Nessas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Neasa
Mother of King Conchobar mac Nessa + Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology + warrior queen.
Ulster Cycle

Names connected to Nessa.

The number behind Nessa.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Nessa reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.