Edessa
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Edessa
Edessa is a Greek girl's name meaning "Derived from the ancient city of Edessa, meaning "sweet water" in Greek".
Edessa is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "Derived from the ancient city of Edessa, meaning "sweet water" in Greek". It has 3 syllables.
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Girl
- Syllables
- 3
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What does Edessa mean?
Derived from the ancient city of Edessa, meaning "sweet water" in Greek.
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What does Edessa mean?
Edessa is a girl name of Greek origin meaning "Derived from the ancient city of Edessa, meaning "sweet water" in Greek.".
How popular is Edessa?
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Name numerology
3is the Chaldean number for Edessa.
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Compare Edessa with other names
Which names have a similar meaning to Edessa?
Edessa means "Derived from the ancient city of Edessa, meaning "sweet water" in Greek." — these names share that spirit.
- Sophia — "Sophia comes from the Greek word sophia, meaning 'wisdom'. It has been used across Europe since early Christian times." (Greek)
- Alexander — "Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, meaning 'defender of people', from alexein 'to defend' and aner 'man'." (Greek)
- Chloe — "Chloe comes from the Greek khloe, meaning 'green shoot' or 'blooming'. It was an epithet of the goddess Demeter." (Greek)
- Christopher — "Christopher comes from the Greek Christophoros, meaning 'bearer of Christ'. Saint Christopher is a patron saint of travellers." (Greek)
- Evelyn — "Evelyn comes from an English surname derived from the Norman Aveline, possibly meaning 'wished-for child' or linked to 'hazelnut'." (English)
- Lucas — "Lucas is the Latin form of Luke, from the Greek Loukas, meaning 'man from Lucania', a region of southern Italy." (Greek)
- Sofia — "Sofia is a spelling of Sophia, from the Greek sophia, meaning 'wisdom'. It is common in Spanish, Italian and Slavic languages." (Greek)
- Noah — "Noah comes from the Hebrew Noach, meaning 'rest' or 'comfort'. In the Bible, Noah builds the ark that saves his family." (Hebrew)
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