Nyssa name - Meaning of Nyssa

Nyssa name - Meaning of Nyssa

Gender

Feminine

Lucky Number

6

Usage

Various, Greek

Pronounced

NIS-ə

Nyssa Meaning

From the name of an ancient town of Asia Minor where Saint Gregory was bishop. Nyssa is also the genus name of a type of tree, also called the Tupelo. Most likely originates in Greek language and means "inception, beginning", or "goal". Some sources suggest, though, different meanings in different languages, eg. "woman" in Arabic or "finish" in Latin. Nyssa is also the genus name of the Nyssa sylvatica tree.

Nyssa Related Names
Variants: Nysa, Nysah