Vanessa (name) Vanessa (name) Vanessa is a feminine given name, especially popular in the United States, Germany and Brazil. It was invented by the Anglo-Irish writer Jonathan Swift for Esther Vanhomrigh, whom Swift had met in 1708 and whom he tutored. The name was created by taking "Van" from Vanhomrigh's last name and adding "Essa", a pet form of Esther. In 1726 the name Vanessa appeared in print for the first time in "Cadenus and Vanessa", an autobiographical poem about Swift's relationship with Vanhomrigh. Swift had written the poem in 1713, but it was not published until three years after Vanhomrigh died.
Apocalypse, girl liberation and individual rebirth." "Rolling Stone" said ""Apocalypse, girl" is a shift toward orchestral pop after the noisy rock of 2013's "Innocence Is Kinky", but Hval loses none of her avant-garde inclinations in the process." "Pitchfork" said: "Like all of her best work, it finds new ways to provoke, and new parts of your brain to light up." Notes Credits adapted from the liner notes of "Apopcalypse, Girl". Apocalypse, girl Apocalypse, girl is the fifth studio album by Norwegian musician Jenny Hval, released on June 9, 2015 through Sacred Bones and Su Tissue Records. Music videos have been made for