Nyrissa
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Nyrissa
Nyrissa is a Greek girl's name meaning "A literary name from the play The Winter's Tale, thought to be derived from the Greek Nereis, meaning daughter of the sea god Nereus".
Nyrissa is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "A literary name from the play The Winter's Tale, thought to be derived from the Greek Nereis, meaning daughter of the sea god Nereus". It has 3 syllables.
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Girl
- Syllables
- 3
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What does Nyrissa mean?
A literary name from the play The Winter's Tale, thought to be derived from the Greek Nereis, meaning daughter of the sea god Nereus.
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What does Nyrissa mean?
Nyrissa is a girl name of Greek origin meaning "A literary name from the play The Winter's Tale, thought to be derived from the Greek Nereis, meaning daughter of the sea god Nereus.".
How popular is Nyrissa?
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Name numerology
7is the Chaldean number for Nyrissa.
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Nyrissa at a glance
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 3
- Starts with
- N
- Ends with
- -sa
- Vowels
- 2 of 7 letters
Which names have a similar meaning to Nyrissa?
Nyrissa means "A literary name from the play The Winter's Tale, thought to be derived from the Greek Nereis, meaning daughter of the sea god Nereus." — 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)
- Michael — "Michael comes from the Hebrew Mikha'el, a question meaning 'who is like God?'. It is the name of an archangel." (Hebrew)
- Emily — "Emily comes from the Roman family name Aemilius, probably from the Latin aemulus, meaning 'rival' or 'eager to excel'." (Latin)
- Alexander — "Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, meaning 'defender of people', from alexein 'to defend' and aner 'man'." (Greek)
- Logan — "Logan is a Scottish surname from a place name, from the Gaelic lagan, meaning 'little hollow'." (Scottish)
- Elizabeth — "Elizabeth comes from the Hebrew Elisheva, meaning 'my God is an oath'. It is the name of John the Baptist's mother." (Hebrew)
- 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)
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