Save Gender Feminine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. NEHS-ə ROZ [key·IPA] Other Forms FormsNessa, Nessie Meaning & History Combination of Nessa 1 and Rose. This is the name of the Wicked Witch of the East in Gregory Maguire's "Wicked" and its musical adaptation. In the novel, she's born without arms and she is deeply religous, then goes mad with power.
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