Vanetta Name Meaning & Origin
Vanetta
Pronunciation: n/a
Origin of the name Vanessa:
An invention of satirist Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745), Vanessa is a partial anagram of the name of his intimate friend Esther Vanhomrigh. Swift used the name in his Cadenus and Vanessa, which led to its use as a female given name.
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Vanetta \v(a)-netta, van(et)-ta\ as a girl's name is of Greek and Cambodian origin, and the meaning of Vanetta is "butterfly; golden".
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