My Name is Nyssa, too…
May 19th, 2008 by admin
I’ve gotten a lot of feedback from people who are named, or have named their children Nyssa, I started this page as a “My name is Nyssa” resource. Please leave a comment about which Nyssa you are named after.
Thanks.
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my name is nyssa
Hello,
I named my daughter Nyssa. I was kind of scared to do so, but my husband and I loved the name when we heard it. So far people have responded positive. I hope she enjoys it as she grows!
thanks for sharing, and I live the tree of lost souls shirt!!! keep on creating! -maryann
Maryann,
I’ve really enjoyed having the name Nyssa… other than having to deal with people calling me Lisa (because they misheard my name)
Thanks for the compliments. And good luck.
Nyssa
I nyssa since i was born my mother and father gave me this name,they said it’s aflower in south america.I’m so happy with my name because it reflex my personality,my friends and other people i meet said i’m really nice so they used to call me nice as nys in short.Good luck to those people who likes to use our name, God Bless
I was named after the Nyssa on Doctor Who from the 80’s. So far I have never met another Nyssa. I love my name ! Everyone that hears it thinks it is pretty.
I’ve never met another Nyssa in person, either. That’s why it’s so cool to meet ya’ll virtually!
Nyssa
hi! my name is Nyssa too. pronounced as (nice-ah)
lolz.
Nice to meet another person with the same name as mine.We should form a group. hahaha. I love my name too ’cause it’s rare.
I’m going to put a poll up that asks how people’s names are pronounced. My name sounds like “nee-sa.” Thanks for dropping by.
Just stumbled upon this place. My full name is Anyssa, but have been going by Nyssa forever [nis-uh], that and Nys. Pretty neat. Nyssas ROCK!
Hi! My name is Nyssa too, named after the Doctor Who character. I think this is an awesome idea. I don’t think I have ever met another Nyssa because there are so few of us, but it’s neat that we can find each other online.
I’ve never met another Nyssa in person either… but I’m meeting lots of us online. Yay! Welcome.
Hi my name is Nyssa (niss-ah) I love having a unique name. Its frustrating to get the variations tho! Yay, for all of us unique Nyssa’s.
Hey my name is Nyssa (niss-ah) also…
My mother heard the name Nyssa on the t.v show Dr Who… I love my name as it is unique but it is annoying when people say it wrong…
Hi my name is Nyssa to I thought there was only one nyssa. That was me but i was wrong but that is ok. And i think it is kool and I am only 12 years old. That is kool i am in middle school to be in fact. To live in IL and to talk other nyssa’s to. It is kool to talk to others like me so nice to meet all u nyssa’s goodbye.
Hi Nyssa from IL.
I grew up being the only Nyssa around, too. It’s fun being the only Nyssa in school, but it’s fun meeting other Nyssa’s too. Thanks for dropping by.
This is Nyssa from Oregon. Niss-ah. I have known of two other Nyssa’s in Oregon although I’m not sure their spellings were exactly ours- and I am fairly certain one of them was inspired by my name as our mom did run in similar circles. As a child I hated my name – we moved a lot and grade school was horrible- but my mom told me that one day a man would whisper my name in my ear and I would be so happy I was not just another Jennifer. She was right. Nyssa is memorable. And how cool to find a blog just for us! The genus of the name came be found all across the world. My mom actually found the name in a baby book so how boring is that? She liked the similarity to the Scandinavian tradition of the mischievous gnomish elves with similar names that came at Christmas time and put coal or toys & candy in the clogs. My middle name is Erin which is peace in Irish… so this Nyssa, a “little elf of peace” was born in the summer of 1969 in Eugene, Oregon.
Hello Nyssa from Oregon!
Thanks for your awesome post. I, too, was disappointed when our name ended up in a baby book. And I also remember in grade school that no teachers could ever pronounce my name. I like the Christmas elf connection, especially this month. I think I’m going to go stick stuff in my family’s shoes.
Thanks for dropping by.
Nyssa
Hi Nyssa,
Thank you! Your website is very cool. There are so many young & youngish artist type women who have the coolest blogs. Thanks for taking the time to do the blog…. I have been snowbound and simply going cabin fever crazy so finding your blog and visiting others was a highlight of my weekend. Two of my fave women artist blogs right now are “angry chicken” and “Molly Chicken” (that’s a coincidence)… check ‘em out… super inspiring stuff.
Hi!
Im from New Zealand and have never met another Nyssa here! feel very special to have a whole website made to our name so thanks
Ive told my Dad to check this website out since its because of him i have this name! I do love it even if ppl cant pronounce it and call me Melissa/Lisa/Vanessa!!
We named our 3 y old daughter Kyra Kitana Nyssa (Nyssa comes from the daugther of the vampire god in blade 3).
I love this name but my wife decided that it will be (just) the third name.
Our first daughters name is Aalijah Tabatha Trinity (from Matrix).
So hi to all other nyssa’s here
Named my daughter Nyssa. My wife and I stumbled upon it in a website while looking for a baby name and we both instantly loved it. Hello to all the Nyssa’s out there.
spelled diffrent but it was the vampire princess’s name in blade 3 thats where i got my daughters name from but plzzzz dont tell me EX LOL
my name is nyssa and i love the show doctor who. No wonder! Ibet no one really takes the time to read these or reads the first few than stops maybye im wrong but its soooooooooooooooooooooo cool that so many people have the same name and to 21 mark hello back to you i am 11 years old!
Hello!
I have never met another Nyssa in real life but I have met quite a few online
I am also named Nyssa after the Doctor Who character. My Dad is a big sci-fi geek and loved the show in the 80s (he actually loves the new one too). He jokingly told my mom that they should name me Nyssa and she said, “Only if you can find it in a baby book!” thinking that it wasn’t there. She was wrong and here I am with a unique name that I LOVE
My parent’s heard the name on Doctor Who, but also wanted to give me a “nature” name. When they told my grandpa they wanted to name me after a tree, and he said, “How about Nyssa?” and that sealed the deal.
My name is Nyssa, too. My mom read it in a book when she was pregnant.
As it turns out, it was the scientific name to a Black Gum tree. But at that time, she didn’t know it. I found that out when I was in high school. I was the only Nyssa around.
I also found out later that it is Greek. And it means the beginning of the end. A Nyssa out in California told me that. She googled her name (of course her name being Nyssa) and my info came up. She was so excited to find another Nyssa. I think that is too cool.
And then some time later some friends of mine came across a framed print with Nyssa and the meaning. They bought it for me because they thought it fit me to a T. Here it goes:
Nyssa
From Nyssa, a name of Greek origin,
Meaning “beginning”
Convinced of the innate goodness of mankind
Is never parted from loved ones who are in her heart
Knowing a friend creates a new world within her
Believes in living every day completely
Brings joy to the lives of those around her
A person who can enjoy the innocent smile of a child
What a wonderful friend to have in time of need!
My name is Nyssa, and I picked it myself about 7 years ago. I’ve tried so many different names, from Linda, Dora, Natasha and so many others, but after doing some research on the net finding names, I know that I’d stick with ‘Nyssa’ for the rest of my life, when I first saw it, from the Greek name list. It represents a new start, and I loved it.
Same here that people always misread my name ‘Lisa’, but .. well well..
my name is Nyssa. My dad got it off of doctor who as well. i thought i was the only person in the world with this name and a dad wierd enough to name me it. if anyone actually watches that show he also named my sister Tegan. it was wired though someone called my job yesterday saying they found a receipt in their sons car and my name was at the top (the cashiers name print out on the reciept) but this lady called and said her name was nyssa too and that she wants to come to my job and meet me tomarrow. so weird right. but kinda exciting.
My parents actually read the name in a baby book and thought it sounded good. It apparently means something like “end of the journey” and they thought it fitting since I was supposed to the be the last of 4 kids.
Rereading the above comments, people are saying it means “beginning”… though I think my parents were somehow influenced by the definition but now I’m a little confused as to how… haha
Yep my name is Nyssa(niss-ah) too. And my mom named after Nyssa from Doctor Who too. She also named my sister Peri and if she had had a boy she wouldve named him Adric. I live in Oregon, though she didnt find out there was a Nyssa, Oregon untill after i was born lol. Ive also never met another Nyssa and have gotten very used to re-stating my name and spelling it
My husband and I named our daughter Nyssa (Nee-sah). She is now five and we have never run across another Nyssa until just recently. We went to the local library and checked out the book Owl Moon. The illustrator, John Schoenherr, had a dedication in the front of the book to his granddaughter Nyssa. If you look at the book, there is also a page with the pine trees where the name Nyssa is secretly written under the pines. We think it’s an awesome name! We named our daughter after the pure blood vampire in Blade II (not III). We did research the name and love that it’s meaning is ‘beginning’ in Greek. To all the Nyssas out there…you have a beautifully unique name!
Hi my name is also Nyssa and i’m only 11, i wanted to see if my name was a website and i found this, i have met another Nyssa but theirs is with an ‘I’. My name is like (Niss-ah), my parents think its a good name to have. once i saw a number plate with Nissa on it my mine is spelt with a ‘y’. my parents named me nyssa because it means fairy, and elves, and they liked it, its like i’m their little fairy. I though the name Nyssa wasn’t common but now i feel like it kind of is. I’ve read all of your comments and i hope you like mine. I really like my name thank you for reading.
This is so cool ^-^ I’m over here in NC, but yeah my ‘rents named me for the meaning…it was in a book, so that’s rather lame. but I really do like the originality of it, I think it adds to my personality.
and I find it AMAZING that it was used in the old Doctor Who! I’m an avid fan of the newer version.
My girlfriend’s name was Nyssa. She died this past May 09. I really miss her and I think I might name my daughter (if I have one) Nyssa. It is the most beautiful name ever. Hello to all the other Nyssas.
My name is Nyssa. Pronounced Nee-Sah. I wasn’t named for any of the usual reasons. My dad was stuck in traffic way before he met my mom, and the Nissan truck infront of him was missing the last “n”. He emmediately fell in love with the name Nissa. He informed his mother that when/if he had a daughter, he would name her Nissa. His mother responded that he would never find a woman crazy enough to name her daughter Nissa. My mother was never fond of her mother-in-law, and chose my name from spite. After they did some research, they chose the spelling “Nyssa” because it means “beginning” in Greek, and as their first child I was the beginning of their family.
Imagine having to reiterate that story everytime someone comments on your unique name!
Hi, my dad also named me after Nyssa of Dr. Who. He also chose that name to rhyme with my mom’s name Nida and my aunt Nipa. Nyssa is also a thai name (I’m half thai), means “night”. And I was born at night!
Hi, My name is Nyssa and I was named after the Doctor Who character and I love my name. I have never met another Nyssa.
Hi My name is Nyssa too except I was named after an old mexican movie it was black and white and the lead actress was a dancer named Nyssa. I tried looking for it online but couldn’t find it. Does anyone know the title of it? My late aunt named me so I love my name, I mean our name
Wow! You’re the first Nyssa that I’ve heard about being named after an old Mexican movie – too cool! All the Nyssa’s need to start researching to find this movie… let’s find it!
Thanks for visiting.
Nyssa
Amazing! I never knew there were so many Nyssa’s out there!
I am 56 and was named for Nyssa Sylvatica, the tupelo tree. It’s very nice to see how many people like the name and I think maybe it is a pretty name – hadn’t really thought so before.
It has some interesting meanings, like “the beginning” or goal in Greek, Christmas angel in Danish, elf in Scandinavian, or the Thai meaning (night) – thanks for posting that. Don’t know anything about Dr. Who, though.
This is an awesome site! I love it! My name is Nyssa (Nis-ah) and I was named after the Dr. Who character. My dad is totally in to Sci-Fi (I wached Star Trek instead of Barney…), but I have loved having a unique name, it’s definantly a conversation starter!
Thanks. I don’t know the title. My name is Nyssa Althea and the lead actress in the movie was named Nyssa Althea so I hope that helps. Our name means goal in greek so that’s pretty cool. Maybe that’s why I have so many goals in life.
Thank you. I hope someone has heard of the movie
Of Course my name has always been Nyssa. I’ve never heard or met of another Nyssa until I researched my name and found this website. I am the first child in my family. So when my parents found out Nyssa meant “beginning” They knew it was fate! I’m so gald another Nyssa exsits!!!!! love ya.
Years before the birth of my daugher, I heard the name in a sci-fi movie, Blade II. For those who don’t know it is a comic book based movie about a vampire hunter. Nyssa (Nee-sah) was the daughther of the self proclaimed king of vampires making Nyssa the princess. I really liked the name, and said then and there that my first daughter would be named that. All fathers think of their girls as their princess, but I don’t like the prissy stuck up kind. So when I saw this particular princess was a worrior, tough and yet very beautiful, delicate, I fell in love with the name. Now I’ve fallen in love with the newest Nyssa in the world and my princess is beautiful! I wanted to know what other meanings her name held and they are many, in different languages, spanning from “Begining” in Greek to “End” in Latin, and others. The more I learn the happier I am with my choice and the more amazing I know my girl will be, more so than she already is
Nain, thank you for leaving such a beautiful comment! And we all warmly welcome the “newest Nyssa!”
hello my name is as well nyssa like (knee-suh) nd my dad got my name from a book he was reading i think it was a conan book so he says hmm but i am 16 nd i absolutly love my name except when they call me lisa anyssa or nissan lol nd im the omly person i know with the name nyssa
oh and hello all you other nyssas
Hey, Conan-book-named Nyssa!
Welcome. We all need to research the Nyssa-Conan connection. Every time I meet someone new, I have to say, “No… it’s not Lisa, it’s Nyssa…” Once, I said, “Uh, it’s Nyssa.” And they said, “Anissa?” Ha! I’ve also used the “It’s like Nissan, but without the last N, and spelled totally different.” Good luck and be prepared with the “where did your name come from?” speech. (Which I think is cool, because then, people always remember your name!)
Welcome, Conan-Nyssa.