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Vanessa

"a butterfly; Butterfly; combination of Van and Esther; Of Venus Famous Bearers: British actress Vanessa Redgrave Romance author Vanessa Grant"

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Gender
Girl
Western numerology
9
Indian numerology
6
Characters
7
Popular
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Western numerology

Number 9 insight

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Number 6 insight

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What does Vanessa mean?

Vanessa is a baby name with Filipino, Christian, Greek, Indian, Latin context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is a butterfly; Butterfly; combination of Van and Esther; Of Venus Famous Bearers: British actress Vanessa Redgrave Romance author Vanessa Grant.

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