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From research we have done, it is a Greek name.

Pronounced knee-suh

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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"

Famous real-life people named Nyssa

Nyssa in song, story & screen

nyssa al ghul- from the movie blade