Nessarose

NEHS-uh-ROZ

Literary invention, combination of Nessa and Rose

"butterfly + rose; gentle + rose; miracle + rose"

Nessarose Origin and Meaning

The name Nessarose is a girl's name meaning "butterfly + rose; gentle + rose; miracle + rose".

A smoosh name used by Gregory Maguire in his book Wicked and the subsequent musical. It blends Rose with Nessa, which can be a short form of Vanessa (or other -nessa names), an anglicized variation of Irish Neasa, or a Hebrew name meaning "miracle".