The name Anissa is usually given to a Girl.
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The origin of the name lies in Hebrew.
Anissa is pronounced as a-nissa
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Anissa is a comination of the name Anna and the suffix -issa. Anna is most likely a variant of a Hebrew name Hannah, meaning "gracious" or "favored", because in the Bible she was a sincere and merciful woman. Ultimately the name lost its initial 'h'. Anna was the name of many women belonging to Russian royalty, it is also the main character in 'Anna Karenina', a novel by Leo Tolstoy. Together with its many variations, Anna has been a popular female name for many centuries and is constantly topping the name charts.
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Anissa- Gracious, merciful, uh-NEES-uh, Hebrew on BellyBallot
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Anissa is a comination of the name
Anna and the suffix -issa.
Anna is most likely a variant of a Hebrew name
Hannah, meaning "gracious" or "favored", because in the Bible she was a sincere and merciful woman. Ultimately the name lost its initial 'h'.
Anna was the name of many women belonging to Russian royalty, it is also the main character in '
Anna Karenina', a novel by
Leo Tolstoy. Together with its many variations,
Anna has been a popular female name for many centuries and is constantly topping the name charts.
Meaning, origin and history of the name Anissa - Behind the Name
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Meaning
This name was first brought to public attention
In 1966 by the child actress
Anissa Jones (1958-1976) [1].
In her case it was a transcription of the Arabic name أنيسة (see
Anisa), given to honour her Lebanese heritage. Other parents who have since used this name may view it simply as
An elaboration of
Anna using the popular name suffix issa.