Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology, Astronomy Scripts Νησώ(Ancient Greek) Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 11/15/2015 by Quertian Edited 3/22/2019 by SeaHorse15 Meaning & History Derived from Greek νῆσος (nêsos) meaning "island". In Greek mythology this name was borne by one of the Nereids. A moon of Neptune bears this name in her honour.