62%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian Pronounced Pron. ba-NEH-sa(Spanish) VA-neh-sa(Czech, Slovak) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Form of Vanessa in several languages. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesVanessa(Dutch) Vanessa, Ness, Nessa(English) Vanessa(French) Vanessa(German) Vanessza(Hungarian) Vanessa(Italian) Wanesa, Wanessa(Polish) Vanessa(Portuguese) PopularityDetails Last ranked #421 in 2000 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #36 in 2016 Czech Republic Last ranked #757 in 2016 England and Wales Last ranked #72 in 2020 Latvia Last ranked #84 in 2009 Slovenia Last ranked #390 in 2010 Spain (by decade) Last ranked #967 in 2003 United States Categories modern English