Anissa (given name)
American child actress Anissa Jones in 1970. | |
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Language | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | “Friendly” or “Pure” |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Agnes, Anahit, Anaïs, Anis |
Anissa or Anisa is a feminine given name derived from the Arabic language أنس (ʾanisa), meaning “to be friendly.” [1]
Lebanese Maronite Christians also use the name as a form of Agnes[2][3] because it derives from Persian Anahid, Anahit or Anaïs,[4] meaning ‘immaculate’.[5] The name was popularized during the 1960s and 1970s in the Anglosphere by child actress Anissa Jones, who portrayed Buffy Patterson-Davis on the American television series Family Affair.[1]
People
- Anissa Abi-Dargham, American psychiatrist and researcher
- Anissa Blondin (born 1992), Belgian model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Anissa Chan, Hong Kong educator
- Anissa Dellidj (born 1993), French-born Algerian footballer
- Anissa Haddaoui (born 1991), Dutch-Moroccan boxer, kickboxer, muay thai fighter and BJJ practitioner
- Anissa Hassouna (1953-2022), Egyptian politician
- Anissa Helou (born 1952), Lebanese-born British chef, teacher, and author
- Anissa Jones (1958-1976), American child actress
- Anissa Jones (politician), American politician
- Anissa Khedher (born 1980), French politician
- Anissa Khelfaoui (born 1991), Algerian Olympic fencer
- Anissa Lahmari (born 1997), French-born Moroccan professional footballer
- Anissa Mack (born 1970), American contemporary artist
- Anissa Meksen (born 1988), French-Algerian professional kickboxer, Muay Thai fighter, Savateur, and boxer
- Anissa Naouai (born 1982), American journalist and former television presenter
- Anissa Rawda Najjar (1913 – 2016), Lebanese feminist and women's rights activist
- Anissa Tann (born 1967), Australian soccer coach and former player
- Anissa Urtez (born 1995), American professional softball player
References
- ^ a b https://www.behindthename.com/name/anissa
- ^ p.90 Burns, Paul. Butler's Saints of the Third Millennium: Butler's Lives of the Saints: Supplementary Volume. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005.
- ^ "A Message from Lebanon Blessed Rafqa (Rebecca) Maronite Nun". 1985.
- ^ p.46 Milani, Milad. Sufism in the Secret History of Persia. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis, 2014.https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Sufism_in_the_Secret_History_of_Persia/PfTOBAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1
- ^ Agnes means ‘pure’, from Greek ἁγνεία https://archive.org/details/greekenglishlex00liddrich/greekenglishlex00liddrich/page/10/mode/2up