Pure, holy, or gracious
Aneissa is a modern phonetic variant of Agnes or Anissa. It likely draws from the Greek 'hagnos' meaning pure or the Arabic 'Anisa' meaning friendly and companionable. In English-speaking contexts, it is often treated as a creative elaboration of Anna or Agnes.
Less common today
Aneissa isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #9,920 in 2023.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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