Nyssa (name)
Encyclopedia
Nyssa is a feminine name. It has many meanings, including "goal" or "beginning" (in Greek
), "sign" (Nissa, in Hebrew
), "friendly elf or fairy" (Nissa in Scandinavian), "woman" (in Arabic
) and "end" (in Latin).
It is also the genus name of the tree Nyssa sylvatica.
Several fictional characters bear this name, such as:
For people named Nyssa, see Nyssa
or Nysa
and Neisse (disambiguation).
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
), "sign" (Nissa, in Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
), "friendly elf or fairy" (Nissa in Scandinavian), "woman" (in Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
) and "end" (in Latin).
It is also the genus name of the tree Nyssa sylvatica.
Several fictional characters bear this name, such as:
- Nyssa RaatkoNyssa RaatkoNyssa Raatko is a fictional character, an assassin and terrorist created by Greg Rucka and Klaus Janson for the Batman series of comic books.-Fictional character biography:...
, a character in the Batman comic book series - Nyssa of Traken from the British TV series Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
- Nyssa Damaskinos from Blade IIBlade IIBlade II is a 2002 superhero vampire film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Blade. It is the sequel of the Blade film series. It was written by David S. Goyer, who also wrote the previous film...
For people named Nyssa, see Nyssa
Nyssa
Nyssa may refer to:* the genus name for the tupelo tree* Nyssa , a female name** Nyssa , a companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who...
or Nysa
Nysa
- People :*Nysa , daughter of Laodice IV and Antiochus, wife of Pharnaces I of Pontus* Nysa of Cappadocia, daughter of Pharnaces I of Pontus and Nysa, wife of Ariarathes V of Cappadocia and mother Ariarathes VI of Cappadocia...
and Neisse (disambiguation).