Fiction/Mythology
- Nessa (Middle-earth), a Vala in J. R. R. Tolkien's Eä universe.
- Nessa Jenkins, a character played by Ruth Jones in the BBC TV series Gavin & Stacey
- In the musical Wicked, "Nessa" is sometimes used as a nickname for Nessarose
- Conchobar mac Nessa, the king of Ulster in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. He ruled from Emain Macha (Navan Fort, near Armagh)
- Ness (Irish mythology), a legendary Irish princess
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