Name Nessarose
Gender Feminine
Usage Literature
Pronounced Pron. ness-uh-roze
Other Forms FormsNessa, Nessie
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Meaning & History
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.