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.
Itâs like another world just across the water. Vashon Town is located just five miles south of the north end ferry terminal, which services Fauntleroy (West Seattle) and Southworth (Port Orchard) travelers. The south end ferry dock is a lovely 10-mile drive to town arriving from Pt. Defiance (Tacoma).