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[ syll. ja-nes-sa, jan-e-ssa ] The girl name Janessa is pronounced as JHEYNahS-ah †. Janessa is used mostly in the English language and it is of Hebrew origin. In addition, Janessa is a variation of the English name Jane. The name Janesa, the English Janess, the English Janiesa, and the English Janissa are variations of the name. Another variant of Janessa is the pet form Ness. Janessa is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1980s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2004, 0.027% of baby girls were given the name Janessa. It ranked at #524 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.026% and its ranking #571. Out of the group of girl names directly linked to Janessa, Jane was the most widely used. In 2008, it was used 54% more than Janessa. Baby names that sound like Janessa include the name Janesa, the English Jamaica, the English Jameka, the English Jamesha, the English Jameshia, the English Jamesia, the English Jamessa, the English Jamika, the Indian Janaki, the English Janeka, the Polish Janeska, the Czech and Hebrew Janica, the name Janicia, the English Janiesa, the Indian Janikaa, the English Janisa, the English Janissa, the Scandinavian Jannike, the Slavic Jasminka, and the English Jenasys.
† approx pronunciation for Janessa: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
