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    Nerissa

    neh-RIS-ah

    Greek
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Sea nymph; From the sea
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Nerissa does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Sea nymph; From the sea", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Nerissa.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Nerissa witnesses God's wonders in the deep — the sea that He made, ships upon great waters, the one from the ocean who sees the LORD's works.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 95:5

      "The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land."

    • Psalm 107:23-24

      "They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep."

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