Anissa (given name)


Anissa or Anisa is a feminine given name derived from the Arabic language أنس, meaning “to be friendly.”
Lebanese Maronite Christians also use the name as a form of Agnes because it derives from Persian Anahid, Anahit or Anaïs, meaning ‘immaculate’. The name was popularized during the 1960s and 1970s in the Anglosphere by child actress Anissa Jones, who portrayed Buffy Patterson-Davis on the American television series Family Affair.

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