Vanesa (banessa) in Japanese

The name Vanesa in Japanese Katakana is バネッサ which in romaji is banessa. Katakana is the standard translation for names into Japanese, Vanesa in Japanese Hiragana, the non-standard translation for names into Japanese, is ばねっさ.

How do you write Vanesa in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name that sounds similar to "Vanesa" is 番菜沙 (ばんなさ). It is pronounced "ban-na-sa" and it means "various vegetables".

The western meaning of the name "Vanesa" is "butterfly". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 蝶華, which is pronounced "chou-ka". The kanji characters mean "butterfly" and "flower".

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