Vanessa /va-nes-sa/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced va-NESS-ah.It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Vanessa is butterfly. The name of a genus of butterflies that includes the Red Admiral and the Painted Lady.anessa /va-nes-sa/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced va-NESS-ah.
Varney is a small unincorporated community just outside of the town of Delbarton in Mingo County in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Varney was born in Canning Town, Essex, now part of Greater London. His father worked in a rubber factory in Silvertown and he was one of five children who grew up in Addington Road, Canning Town.Varney was educated at the nearby Star Lane Primary School in West Ham and after leaving school at 14, he worked as a messenger boy and a page boy at the Regent Palace Hotel.He took piano lessons as a child and was good enough to find employment as a part-time piano player.arney was educated at the nearby Star Lane Primary School in West Ham and after leaving school at 14, he worked as a messenger boy and a page boy at the Regent Palace Hotel. He took piano lessons as a child and was good enough to find employment as a part-time piano player.