Vanessa /va-nes-sa/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced va-NESS-ah.It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Vanessa is butterfly. The name of a genus of butterflies that includes the Red Admiral and the Painted Lady.anessa /va-nes-sa/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced va-NESS-ah.
Varney is a small unincorporated community just outside of the town of Delbarton in Mingo County in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
This shot was taken by & borrowed from Donald G. Coatney. It shows the name of Michael Courtney, Revolutionary War Veteran, placed in the Jennings County Indiana courthouse. The name can be seen six down on the left. Michael was the father of Archibald Coatney.