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.
James Albert Varney, Jr. was born in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nancy Louise (Howard) and James Albert Varney, Sr. He became interested in theater as a teenager, winning state titles in drama competitions while a student at Lafayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky.