Also possibly an early-18th-century literary name of English origin created by Jonathan Swift for Gulliver's Travels as a pseudonym for Esther Vanhomrigh, based on the first syllable of her surname, and possibly the Latin verb esse, meaning to be. Jenessa, Vanita and Vannaleigh are compound forms.anessa /va-nes-sa/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced va-NESS-ah.
Sponsored Topics. Vashon is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. It covers an island alternately called Vashon Island or Vashon-Maury Island, the largest island in Puget Sound south of Admiralty Inlet. The population was 10,624 at the 2010 census.
Shoshone, ID. Sponsored Topics. Shoshone is the county seat and largest city of Lincoln County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,398 at the 2000 census. In contrast to the Shoshone Native American tribe for which it is named, the city's name is correctly pronounced Show-shown, with a silent 'e'.