Nyssa Name Meaning & Origin
Nyssa
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From research we have done, it is a Greek name.
Pronounced knee-suh
- Personal experiences with the name Nyssa
It is my name.
- Nicknames for Nyssa
Nyss
Nini, Neener, Ninu, or NeenerEenerOner
Nyssie
- Meanings and history of the name Nyssa
From Hebrew Nissa, "to test" or Greek Nysa "goal or ambition". Nysa is a mountainous region of Greek mythology.
Possibly Scandinavian, meaning friends of faeries and elves.
Genus of North American woodland tree, commonly known as tupelos and pepperidge trees.
My parents reverse-engineered the meaning "miracle" for Nyssa, from the Hebrew word "nes"
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nyssa al ghul- from the movie blade
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