Vanessa (name) name became more and more popular and was the 7th most popular name for girls in the 1990s. In the following years its popularity dropped and the name is ranked in 42nd place for the decade 2000–2009. 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
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