Vannessa (banessa) in Japanese

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

How do you write Vannessa in Japanese Kanji?

The closest sounding kanji name to "Vannessa" is 芭妮莎 (Ba-ni-sha). The kanji characters mean "fragrant grass/plant" (芭) and "beautiful/elegant" (妮莎).

The western meaning of the name "Vannessa" is "butterfly". The closest matching Kanji name based on this meaning is 蝶蘭 (Chōran), which is pronounced "cho-ran" and means "butterfly orchid".

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