as a First Name
Of Shakespearean origin. It is the name of a minor character in The Merchant of Venice, Portia's waiting woman, who marries Gratiano. The name seems to be a Latinate elaboration of Greek nērēis ‘sea sprite’.
| 4,344th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,381
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Alaska
- has the most people named Nerissa per capita
- 1979
- marked the height of its popularity
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