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Ness is a unisex given name, which means "from the headland". Ness Edwards (1897–1968), Welsh Labour Party politician Ness Flowers, Welsh rugby player
Ness_(given_name)
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Kansas Ness Township, Minnesota Mount Ness, Palmer Land, Antarctica Ness Lake, British Columbia, Canada Ness (given name) Ness (surname) Ness, nickname
Ness
Mythical creature in Scottish folklore
fish," "sea serpent," or "dragon." Ultimately, the final name settled on was the "Loch Ness monster." Since the 1940s, the creature has been affectionately
Loch_Ness_Monster
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painter Philip Tuckniss (born 1962), Zimbabwean tennis player Philip van Ness Myers (1846–1937), American historian Philip Vellacott (1907–1997), English
Philip
Indian businessman
Ness Nusli Wadia (born 30 May 1971) is an Indian businessman. Wadia is the managing director of Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, a company which has
Ness_Wadia
American Prohibition agent (1903–1957)
Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone while enforcing Prohibition
Eliot_Ness
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Tracee, Treacy or Tracie, or Trasci), is an English given name and surname. As a British personal name, it was originally adopted from Norman surnames such
Tracy_(name)
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Mari is a feminine given name in the Breton, Japanese, Syriac-Aramaic language, Armenian, Estonian, Georgian, Hungarian, Finnish, Welsh, Swedish and Norwegian
Mari_(given_name)
River in Scotland
River Ness (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Nis) is a short river in the Great Glen of Scotland. It begins at Loch Dochfour, at the northern end of Loch Ness, and
River_Ness
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Aaron is an English masculine given name. The 'h' phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation "Aharon" (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which
Aaron_(given_name)
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Elyot) is a personal name that can serve as either a surname or a given name. Although the given name has historically been given to males, females have
Elliot
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Janice is a modern feminine given name, an extended version of Jane, an English feminine form of John which is itself derived from the Hebrew Yohanan,
Janice_(given_name)
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Nesser is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Al Nesser (1893–1967), American football player Charlie Nesser (1902–1970), American football
Nesser
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Alphonse, also spelled Alfonse, is the French variant of the given name Alfonso. People called Alphonse or Alfonse include: Alphonse Beni (1946-2023),
Alphonse_(given_name)
Given name most often associated with males
Tim is a masculine given name. It is often short for Timothy. Tim (and its variations) is a common name in several countries. In Glasgow, Scotland Tim
Tim_(given_name)
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Caleb is a masculine given name derived from Hebrew, meaning "faithful" or "whole-hearted". Top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W Y Z Caleb F
Caleb_(given_name)
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Frank /fræŋk/ is a masculine given name. While Frank has been a European name in its own right, the given name in the English-speaking United States arose
Frank_(given_name)
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Dutch and German form of the Old High German female given name Adalheid, meaning "nobility" or "noble-ness". It may refer to the following people: Saint Adelheid
Adelheid
City in Central District, Israel
Ness Ziona (Hebrew: נֵס צִיּוֹנָה, Nes Tziyona) is a city in Central District, Israel. In 2024 it had a population of 47,267, and its jurisdiction was
Ness_Ziona
Given name most often associated with males
Timothy Soares (born 1997), American-Brazilian basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Timothy Tillman (born
Timothy_(given_name)
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politician Lukas Tudor (born 1969), Chilean football (soccer) forward Lukas Van Ness (born 2001), American football player Lukas Verzbicas (born 1993), Lithuanian-American
Lukas
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American football player Al Nelson (born 1943), American football player Al Nesser (1893–1967), American football player Al Nichelini (1909–1992), American
Al_(given_name)
2025 American sports comedy television series
Financial Officer of the Waves, and a Stanford graduate Scott MacArthur as Ness Gordon, Isla's older brother and General Manager of the Waves Brenda Song
Running_Point
British cartoon television series
The Family-Ness is a British cartoon series first produced in 1983. It was originally broadcast on BBC One from late 1984 to early 1985, with repeats airing
The_Family-Ness
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The surname Ness may refer to: Don Ness (born 1974), American politician from Duluth, Minnesota James Van Ness (1808–1872), seventh mayor of San Francisco
Ness_(surname)
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States Department of Agriculture Arlen López (born 1993), Cuban boxer Arlen Ness (1939–2019), American motorcycle designer Arlen Roth (born 1952), American
Arlen_(given_name)
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free dictionary. Fred is a given name and a surname. Contents: Given name Surname Characters See also Fred is a given name. It is often short for Frederick
Fred_(name)
1994 video game
System. The second entry in the Mother series, it follows a young boy named Ness and his party of Paula, Jeff and Poo, as they travel the world to collect
EarthBound
Indian franchise cricket team
Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is jointly owned by Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta and Karan Paul. The team plays its home matches at the
Punjab_Kings
American anti-alcohol trafficking agents
also known as "dry agents," of the U.S. Bureau of Prohibition led by Eliot Ness, who, from 1930 to 1932, worked to end Al Capone's illegal activities by
Untouchables (law enforcement)
Untouchables_(law_enforcement)
Son of Song Ailing
English and living in the United States, as a way of showing his Chinese-ness. In 1933, Kung Ling-kan studied at St. John's University in Shanghai. After
David_Kung_Ling-kan
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Lorna is a feminine given name. The name is said to have been coined by R. D. Blackmore for the heroine of his novel Lorna Doone, which appeared in 1869
Lorna
1987 American crime film directed by Brian De Palma
Robert De Niro and Sean Connery. Set in 1930 Chicago, the film follows Eliot Ness (Costner) as he forms the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone (De Niro)
The_Untouchables_(film)
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Håkan is a common Swedish masculine given name. It has a common origin with the Norwegian given name Haakon (modern Norwegian Håkon, Danish Hakon) in the
Håkan
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German physiologist Immanuel Naidjala (born 1984), Namibian boxer Immanuel Ness (born 1958), American scholar, activist and professor Immanuel Ngatjizeko
Immanuel_(name)
Indian businessman (1911–1996)
Neville Ness Wadia (22 August 1911 – 31 July 1996) was a British-born Indian businessman, philanthropist, and member of the Wadia family, an old Parsi
Neville_Wadia
American actor (1919–2003)
lavish The Name of the Game (1968–1971). He played a former federal agent turned true-crime journalist, evoking memories of his role as Ness. In 1971,
Robert_Stack
animal. The name Muckie comes from a portmanteau of Muckross (one of the three Killarney lakes) and the ie suffix to mimic the Loch Ness Nessie. Tourism
Muckie
Scottish footballer (born 1996)
Accrington Stanley in a 2–0 away win on 17 March 2021. He was later given the nickname 'Loch Ness Drogba' by Sunderland supporters in reference to his Scottish
Ross Stewart (footballer, born 1996)
Ross_Stewart_(footballer,_born_1996)
1959–1963 television series The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack as Eliot Ness. The following DVD sets have been released by Paramount Home Video. TV Guide
List of The Untouchables (1959 TV series) episodes
List_of_The_Untouchables_(1959_TV_series)_episodes
heard from tournament players that Kirby and Ness were too strong. He agreed about Ness, and one of Ness' attacks was nerfed in overseas versions to make
List of Super Smash Bros. series characters
List_of_Super_Smash_Bros._series_characters
2024 Indian Malayalam film
moments in the story. However, Arun and Ajay soon bond due to their look-alike-ness and Sreelatha also bonds with Rukmini. The family slowly starts to get used
Bharathanatyam_(film)
American reality television series
crews of Parker Schnabel, Tony Beets, Rick Ness and Kevin Beets. Numerous "aftershows" and specials (several named The Dirt, some called The Aftershow) have
Gold_Rush_(TV_series)
Shape-shifting water spirit in Scottish folklore
associated kelpie story, but the most extensively reported is that of Loch Ness. The kelpie has counterparts across the world, such as the Germanic nixie
Kelpie
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
Beverly Hills, CA: Pacific Arts Video. Burns, Ric (Producer and Director); Ness, Marilyn (Producer) (2002). Ansel Adams : a documentary film. American Experience
Ansel_Adams
Basic elements of language
"writ", "can", "not") and possibly some affixes ("-s", "un-", "-ly", "-ness"). Words with more than one root ("[type][writ]er", "[cow][boy]s", "[tele][graph]ically")
Word
2007 American film
photo) tells them about the Loch Ness Monster and why the photo is a fake. In 1942 during World War II, a boy named Angus MacMorrow lives in the manor
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
The_Water_Horse:_Legend_of_the_Deep
American crime drama television series (1959–1963)
network. Based on the memoir of the same name by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley, it fictionalizes the experiences of Ness as a Prohibition agent fighting crime
The Untouchables (1959 TV series)
The_Untouchables_(1959_TV_series)
Historic house in New Jersey, United States
The Van Ness House, also known as the Peter Van Ness Farmhouse, is located at 236 Little Falls Road in the township of Fairfield in Essex County, New Jersey
Van Ness House (Fairfield, New Jersey)
Van_Ness_House_(Fairfield,_New_Jersey)
American murder victim (1924–1947)
however, still claim that Short went by the name in her life. In his 2001 book Torso: The Story of Eliot Ness and the Search for a Psychopathic Killer,
Black_Dahlia
Mythical creature
loch (particularly a loch that is famous for a lake monster, such as Loch Ness, Loch Morar or Loch Lomond), some Breton and Cornish tales of water horses
Water_horse
fights in the MTV claymation series Celebrity Deathmatch. Bolded fighters' names are the winners. "Assamania I". IMDb. May 30, 2002. "Rockstarmageddon".
List of Celebrity Deathmatch episodes
List_of_Celebrity_Deathmatch_episodes
Association football club in Scotland
However, research by the club's historian suggests the Cowdenbeath Rangers name continued to be used at this time and the founding of Cowdenbeath F.C. should
Cowdenbeath_F.C.
Alleged lake monster on Mount Paektu
Lake Tianchi Monster is the name given to what is said to be a lake monster that lives in Heaven Lake (known as Cheonji in Korean) located in the peak
Lake_Tianchi_Monster
2025 South Korean television series
Their depiction of a loving husband sparked a meme referred to as "Gwan-sik-ness," with the phrase "My Own Gwan-sik" trending on social media as users shared
When Life Gives You Tangerines
When_Life_Gives_You_Tangerines
1804 duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton and Col. Burr. New York. William P. Ness vs. The People. January 1805. Duel papers, William P. Ness papers, New York Historical Society. Wilson
Burr–Hamilton_duel
1665 painting by Johannes Vermeer
Van Loon, Annelies; Callewaert, Tom; Haswell, Ralph; Proaño Gaibor, Art Ness; Van Keulen, Henk; Leonhardt, Emilien; Dik, Joris (2019). "Fading into the
Girl_with_a_Pearl_Earring
2004 novel by Lois Lowry
selfishness and consumerism. In her review for Tor.com, American writer Mari Ness disliked what she felt was a thematic shift from the evil stemming from people's
Messenger_(novel)
2011 novel by Patrick Ness
Monster Calls is a Low fantasy novel written for young adults by Patrick Ness, adapted from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd, illustrated by Jim Kay and
A_Monster_Calls
Fantasy comedy TV series (2019–2026)
devilish, Mephistophelean waltz—it has a feeling of twirling, out-of-control-ness." He rewrote the main theme for the end credits of each episode to reflect
Good_Omens_(TV_series)
Unisex given name
a masculine given name of Scandinavian origin, a variant of Torgeir. In Estonia, it is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: Terje
Terje_(name)
UK police operation
were also sentenced to seven years for robbery and Ness was given five years for a firearms offence. Ness, from Dudley in North Tyneside, was with Moat on
2010 Northumbria Police manhunt
2010_Northumbria_Police_manhunt
Series of children's fantasy novels by Lloyd Alexander
with entries for 49 proper names. The Pronunciation Guide was included in later editions of the main five novels, as was Ness's map. In 1999, Alexander explained
The_Chronicles_of_Prydain
Underworld entity in Norse mythology
a mention of Hel, though not by name: Now my course is tough: Death, close sister of Odin's enemy stands on the ness: with resolution and without remorse
Hel_(mythological_being)
Country in North Africa
words, a development peculiar to Hebrew, does not in fact imply any "two-ness" about the place. The ending is found, for example, in the Hebrew words for
Egypt
Battle rifle
Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-85045-800-8. Jones & Ness 2010, p. 915. Jones & Ness 2010, p. 908. Jones & Ness 2010, p. 909. "Di Laut Mediterania Kri Sultan
FN_FAL
Country in northwestern Europe
common with a Jamaican or a Zambian, if not the bonds of a shared British-ness? "Most Influential Countries". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 22 September
United_Kingdom
Submersible that imploded in 2023
2022 in response to a question about the perceived "MacGyvery jerry-rigged-ness [sic]" improvisational design based on the use of off-the-shelf components
Titan_(submersible)
American online sports retailer
acquired lifestyle and streetwear brand Mitchell & Ness from Juggernaut Capital Partners. Mitchell & Ness operates as a separate brand within the Fanatics
Fanatics,_Inc.
Biblical figure, husband of Ruth, ancestor of David
relation to "Boaz" (see The Temple), perhaps expresses 'quick(ness)'. The etymology of the name has been suggested by many as be'oz, "in the strength of"
Boaz
City in the Highlands of Scotland
Glen (An Gleann Mòr) at its northern extremity, the city's River Ness flows from Loch Ness via Loch Dochfour before it empties into the Moray Firth where
Inverness
Archipelagic country in Southeast Asia
Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2023. Ness, Immanuel (2014). Bellwood, Peter (ed.). The Global Prehistory of Human Migration
Philippines
Legendary Irish king
Conchobar mac Nessa (son of Ness) is the king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He rules from Emain Macha (Navan Fort, near Armagh). He
Conchobar_mac_Nessa
3D computer graphics software
August 2025. "Blender on iPad Pro at last — without losing its "Blender-ness"". Digital Production. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025. "Beyond Mouse
Blender_(software)
Highland Scottish family group
named Urquhart, one in Elgin and one on the Black Isle. There is also most famously Urquhart Castle, by Glen Urquhart and on the banks of Loch Ness,
Clan_Urquhart
Type of Soviet machine pistol
(PDF) on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018. Jones & Ness 2010, p. 911. Jones & Ness 2010, p. 912. "AUTOMATIC DRACULA". Archived from the original
Stechkin_automatic_pistol
2023 Disney animated film
review: Ariana DeBose is a powerhouse in a musical that owns its Disney-ness". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved November
Wish_(film)
American political party
during its zenith. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Ness, Immanuel; Ciment, James, eds. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Third Parties
Communist_Party_USA
Title of the Child Jesus in the Catholic Church
Santo Niño de Cebu. May 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2026. Sally Ann Ness (2016). Body, Movement, and Culture: Kinesthetic and Visual Symbolism in
Santo_Niño_de_Cebú
Russian-American celebrity doctor (born 1989)
2020). "YouTube's Dr. Mike Varshavski Is Using Internet Fame—and Hot-Doctor-Ness—to Battle COVID-19". Men's Health. Archived from the original on July 16
Doctor_Mike
Lighthouse
The Tarbat Ness Lighthouse is located at the North West tip of the Tarbat Ness peninsula near the fishing village of Portmahomack on the east coast of
Tarbat_Ness_Lighthouse
Professional Twenty20 cricket league in India
Twenty20 leagues: IPL games incorporate television timeouts. Each team is given a two-and-a-half-minute "strategic time-out" during each innings. One must
Indian_Premier_League
Punctuation mark used to join words
(such as de-, pre-, re-, and non-) and suffixes (such as -less, -like, -ness, and -hood) are sometimes hyphenated, especially when the unhyphenated spelling
Hyphen
Group of organisms that are very uncommon, scarce, or infrequently encountered
Central Victoria, Australia: Predicting Compositional Change and Faunal Nested-ness, Oecologia 128:116–125 (2001). Prendergast, J. R.; Quinn, R. M.; Lawton,
Rare_species
Female name; Scottish form of Elizabeth
Elspet is a feminine given name, which is the Scottish form of Elizabeth. It means "chosen by God" or "consecrated by God". The name may refer to: Elspeth
Elspeth
American television series (2024–present)
Elsbeth to help her in her divorce case against Elsbeth's former client Van Ness, but Elsbeth is constrained to refuse. 16 6 "Gold, Frankincense, and Murder"
Elsbeth_(TV_series)
One-shot March 2015 Shanna Matusza, Lee Knox Ostertag, Kevin Panetta, Kristina Ness Regular Show: 2017 Special 1 issue One-shot April 2017 Derek Fridolfs, Sara
List of comics based on television programs
List_of_comics_based_on_television_programs
Palestinian-American real estate developer (born 1948)
blog (January 15, 2016). "The Meaning of Gigi Hadid's "Half-Palestinian"-Ness". Institute for Palestine Studies. Archived from the original on August 5
Mohamed_Hadid
Ukraine". The Armourers Bench. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2024. Jones & Ness 2010, p. 917. Thompson 2022, pp. 27−28. Bilenko, Kaidalov & Pershyna 2022
List of equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
List_of_equipment_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine
South Korean actor and presenter (born 1981)
1999 in an MBC single-episode drama after winning the grand prize in the V-NESS model contest of the same year. The PD of the drama saw Lee, and proceeded
Lee_Dong-wook
Name list
Thormod is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Thormod Næs (1930–1997), Norwegian sport shooter Thormod Ness (born 1972), Norwegian
Thormod
Name list
region near Roxburgh. It is also a given name. Rutherford is a Scottish border clan name. The name comes from a place-name in Roxburghshire on the south bank
Rutherford_(name)
Indian actress (born 1975)
humanitarian. Preity has carved a path for women to follow." Along with Ness Wadia, Mohit Burman and others, Zinta acquired ownership rights in 2008 for
Preity_Zinta
Pseudoscience that studies creatures
unsubstantiated, particularly those popular in folklore, such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Yeti, the chupacabra, the Jersey Devil, or the mokele-mbembe
Cryptozoology
living at a rest facility, using a wheelchair, mute and drooling. Jacob Anton Ness (played by Mark Feuerstein; season 5) is an economics professor at University
List of Prison Break characters
List_of_Prison_Break_characters
2010 video by Slipknot
(sic)nesses is the fourth video album by American heavy metal band Slipknot. It was released on September 28, 2010 by Roadrunner Records. The double-disc
(sic)nesses
Type of motorcycle
Dregni, Hunter S. Thompson, Sonny Barger, Evel Knievel, Jean Davidson, Arlen Ness. MotorBooks International, 7 Feb 2010 "2009 Sport-Touring Shootout IV". Motorcycle
Touring_motorcycle
American mathematician. Peter Maddocks, 96, English cartoonist (The Family-Ness, Penny Crayon, Jimbo and the Jet-Set). Malkhaz Makharadze, 61, Georgian footballer
Deaths_in_November_2024
vapor, which it then inhales Knucker – sea serpent-like dragon Kurma Loch Ness Monster – sea monster cryptid (Scotland) Loveland frog – Humanoid cryptid
List of legendary creatures by type
List_of_legendary_creatures_by_type
Cryptid
name is a portmanteau of Crescent Lake and Nessie, the nickname given to the Loch Ness Monster. The monster has been described as resembling a large dark
Cressie
NESS GIVEN-NAME
NESS GIVEN-NAME
Male
Hebrew
(× Öµ×¡) Hebrew name NES means "miracle."
Female
English
Short form of English Tessa, TESS means "harvester."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Apparently a metronymic from the female personal name Bess, pet form of Elizabeth.German : short form of Betz.In some cases it is probably an altered spelling of French Besse.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Eighneachan, possibly NEAS means "man of force."
Boy/Male
Indian
Hill, Heights
Girl/Female
Muslim
Mubashshara | مباششآرا
Giver of good news
Mubashshara | مباششآرا
Male
English
Anglicized form of Irish Naomhán, NIVEN means either "little saint."
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : habitational name from any of various farmsteads named Noss, from Old Norse nǫs ‘nose’, in reference to any natural feature, such as a crag or mountain peak, that is shaped like a nose.German (of Slavic origin) : see Nosek.German : variant of Notz.English : variant of Ness 1.
Female
English
 Short form of English Jessica JESS means "one who beholds" or "one who looks out." Compare with masculine Jess.
Surname or Lastname
Scandinavian (especially Norwegian), Scottish, and northern English
Scandinavian (especially Norwegian), Scottish, and northern English : topographic name for someone who lived on a headland or promontory, Old Norse nes, or a habitational name from any of the numerous places named with this word; there are over a hundred farms in Norway and many settlements in Scotland and northern England so namedEnglish : according to Reaney and Wilson, a variant of Nash.German : habitational name from places called Nesse in Oldenburg and Friesland.German : from a short form of the female personal name Agnes (see Agnes 1).
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Hebrew, Irish, Scottish
From the Headland
Female
Norse
 Old Norse name NESSA means "headland, promontory." Compare with other forms of Nessa.
Female
Hebrew
 Feminine form of Hebrew Nes, NESSA means "miracle." Compare with other forms of Nessa.
Female
English
 Short form of English Vanessa, possibly NESSA means "to appear." Compare with other forms of Nessa.
Female
Welsh
Welsh pet form of Greek Hagne (English Agnes), NEST means "chaste; holy."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim, Traditional
Giver of Good News
Boy/Male
Hindu
Language of God
Male
Swedish
Variant form of Swedish Nils, NELS means "victor of the people."
Female
English
Pet form of English Elizabeth, BESS means "God is my oath."Â
Male
English
 Short form of English Jesse, JESS means "gift." Compare with feminine Jess.
NESS GIVEN-NAME
NESS GIVEN-NAME
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Darkness
Boy/Male
Muslim
Lord Hanuman, Flower
Boy/Male
Biblical
Festive, joyful.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Meceyfull
Girl/Female
Hindu
To rise, Honest
Girl/Female
Tamil
Noble sort
Female
Celtic
, victory.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Name of Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Muslim
Small plant
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Carrier of the Great
NESS GIVEN-NAME
NESS GIVEN-NAME
NESS GIVEN-NAME
NESS GIVEN-NAME
NESS GIVEN-NAME
n.
To devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder; also in this sense used very frequently in the past participle; as, the people are given to luxury and pleasure; the youth is given to study.
v. i.
To give a gift or gifts.
n.
To pledge; as, to give one's word.
n.
A tax; an assessment. See Cess.
v. i.
To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers.
v. t.
To put into a nest; to form a nest for.
n.
A circular letter, written or printed for the purpose of disseminating news. This was the name given to the earliest English newspapers.
v. t.
To make less; to lessen.
v. i.
To build and occupy a nest.
adv.
Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
p. p.
of Give
n.
A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; as, a mess of pottage; also, the food given to a beast at one time.
v. i.
To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.
v.
Disposed; inclined; -- used with an adv.; as, virtuously given.
n.
The milk given by a cow at one milking.
a.
Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before.
v. t.
To supply with a mess.
adv.
Stated; fixed; as, in a given time.
n
A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper.