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.
According to the NACo, the county seat for Brooke County, West Virginia, is Wellsburg.