What is "nerissa"

Nerissa is a feminine given name, and may refer to:

• Nerissa Corazon Soon-Ruiz (born 1956), a Filipino politician
• a character from the Shakespearean play The Merchant of Venice
• Nerissa (W.I.T.C.H.), an antagonist in the comic book and TV series W.I.T.C.H.
• Queen Narissa, the arch-villain from the 2007 Disney film Enchanted
• Nerissa Bowes-Lyon (1919-1986), a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, who appeared in the Channel 4 documentary "The Queen's Hidden Cousins"

Nerissa may refer to:

• Nerissa (given name), a feminine given name
• Mira (wasp), a wasp genus in the subfamily Encyrtinae
• Cepora nerissa, the common gull, a butterfly in the family Pieridae
• HMS Nerissa (disambiguation)
• SS Nerissa, a passenger and cargo steamer which was torpedoed and sunk on 30 April 1941
• Nerissa, a villain character in the comic book series W.I.T.C.H and the television adaptation of the same name.