Popular Names
NESSIE Name
| Name: | Nessie |
| Gender: | Female |
| Origin/Usage: | Greek |
| Meaning: | Diminutive of Agnes: Poor, pure, or chaste. St. Agnes was a 3rd century Christian martyr whose January 21st feast day is described in Keats' poem 'The Eve of St Agnes'. Agnes was popular until the Reformation, then revived in the 19th century.Pure |