| Gender | 👩 Girl |
| Pronunciation | 📣 \a-nissa, an(is)-sa\ |
| Number of People | 👶 12,000 |
| Rate in 2021 | 3709 |
| Numerology | 🔢 9 |
| Name origin | 🌍 Arabic |
Anissa, etymologically in Arabic, embodies a spirit of friendliness and companionship. It signifies those who are kind-hearted and approachable, extending warmth and empathy, effectively communicating qualities of companionship and congeniality.
Tracing back to Arabic roots, Anissa fuses classic and modern, bridging cultures and centuries effortlessly. While primarily found in Arab-speaking and Muslim communities, Anissa's appeal transcends geographical and cultural boundaries, resonating universally due to its warm, friendly meaning and pleasing sound.
Famous individuals named Anissa include Anissa Jones, an American child actress, and Anissa Helou, a London-based chef and cookbook author known for her Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine. The name Anissa can often be found in various realms of creativity, arts, and media, reflecting its stylish appeal. Its timeless allure is matched with its consistent popularity, standing out in the crowd without being too overbearing. Anissa connotes a friendly, congenial personality coupled with a creative and bold spirit: a name for those who will leave a warm, lasting impression in the world.
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My husband's mistress named their daughter Anissa. She's 4 now. I never met her, but I'm sure she'll be a happy child as long as her parents raise her right.
My name is Anissa pronounced uh-nee-suh and I don't have a middle name. It is almost always mispronounced and misheard almost everytime I introduce my self as "lisa" or "alisa". People always tell me its beautiful and all my friends love it becuase its unique and nobody else in my school or town has it. I sometimes like it becuase it is unique but it is annoying correcting people all the time. My dad is arabic he told me my name means "friendly".
I named my daughter Anissa (pronounced Ah-Nee-Sah). She is the only Anissa in her high school, but she loves her name. It'suits her musical & artistic personality. It is an arabic name meaning "friendly". People do frequently mispronounce her name as Ann-iss-ah, but it doesn't bother her.
My name is Anissa. Its pronounced (Ahh-nees-ah) but people often mistake it (uh-niss-uh) but it doesn't bother me. I have a very bubbly personality. People often compliment me on the beauty of my name.
My name is Annissa. Ah-niss-ah :) im 31 and dont know many if anyone my age with same or similar name. I enjoy the name.
I am called Anissa and luckily for me, people pronounce it correctly,but do not spell it correctly as they usually spell it "Anisa" but I do not live in the U.S but in London. I have a friend called Anisa (spelle with only one "s")and people love saying "Hi Aissa" and see both of us turn around, but I LOVE my name!
My name is Kara Anissa pronounced like "care-ah" "ah-niss-ah". I get Kara mispronounced more often'than Anissa. I love my name! i've been complemented on it my whole life. :-)
My name is Anissa. When I'meet someone, they call me (Ah-nee-sa) or (Ah-ne-ssa) sometimes even (Va-ni-ssa) I always have to correct them.It's pronounced (Ah-niss-a).
MY daughters name was Anissa. pronunced Ah-nee-sa. If someone pronounced it wrong she would proudly correct them. She was as adorable as her name
My name is Anissa ( ah-niss-ah ) I get my name'spelled and pronounced wrong a bunch, even someone spelled my name as Arissa. I wish I have met people who have the'same name as me, yet once I have been'tagged in an Instagram photo with lots of Anissas.
This is my cousins name, and i beli've this name'should beautiful women not like my cousin. She is not beautiful and the name just sounds wrong when I think of her face. If you have this name you should be proud of it as it is an albanian name, and all albanian women are beautiful, apart from my cousin. LG
My middle name is Anissa. I'm Tammy Anissa and go by Tammy (which I don't like) The name came from the TV Guide. Anissa Jones was Buffy in Family Affair. My first name also came from the TV Guide and the Tammy movies. I am 44 and was presumed to be a boy, so I guess they needed a name quick. I do like the name Anissa but I have a half sister named after me so I cannot go by my middle name.
My name is Annissa....pronounced Ah-Nee-sah..and I LOVE it! Unfortunately hardly anyone ever pronounces it correctly...which is why I wound up being called Shelly...because my middle name is Michelle and there were WAY too many of those around so "Shelly" it was...which suits me I guess. Annissa is so beautiful and glamorous...Michelle is too and I'm just a bubbly, spunky chick so Shelly suits me better but I can hope that one of my children will name a grand daughter Annissa.
Oh Em Gee, My friend is named Anissa and everyone pronounces it wrong. But, its so pretty. It means girl in arabic. Veeeerrrryyyyy pretty, a huhm.
My first name is Anissa, and it is frequently pronounced incorrectly. Also, the people who hear it first instead of seeing it, spell it Annissa. I'm not sure about this, but I heard that it is arabic and means "opposite of wild" or in other words "tame."
they always put caleb or calube and It's kaleb i say, but my friends named kaleb starts with c
My parents named me Anissa(Ah-Nee-sah) after Anissa Jones, and I don't know many other people with it as a name. A lot of people pronounce it wrong, but it doesn't bother me that much. I like my name, It's unique, but sometimes I wish I had a more common name. My brothe's always say they love my name.
my name is Anessya (ah-nee-see-yah) I love my name, people always say its unique and beautiful. I dont know the origin or meaning, i assume It's a version of Anissa meaning"friendly" in Arabic.
My name is anissa and im the only anissa in my school. My name is pronounced (ah-nee-sah) but everyone mistakes for (ah-niss-sah) but i dont care :) people commonly spell it as annisa anisa anesa or annissa which i get very made at them for. Anissa means mercy and grace in spanish. My mom has told me this when i was in 5th grade my spanish teache's always tell me this too.
I have the name Anissa( Ah-niss-ah) and a lot of people say Alyssa or Malissa but I love having the name. It comes from the name Agniss I beli've. I really injoy it
My parents named me Anissa(Ah-Nee-sah) after Anissa Jones, after the actress who played Buffy in the TV series Family Affair because she thought the girl was cute. I love my name and the uniqueness of it. It was inter'sting that 725 girls were given'this name in 1983 as I was born in 1983. People sometimes mispronounce my name as ah-niss-ah. When I'meet someone who knows an Anissa, which has maybe been less than 10 times, I get so excited.