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Vessa (female)

Diminutive for:Vanessa (F)
Pet Name for:Vesta (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

English modern contracted form of Vanessa which was invented by Jonathan Swift around 1700 as a familiar name for a close friend.

Vessa may also be a pet name for Vesta [q.v.].
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