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"Ness" is an anglicized spelling of the Scottish Gaelic "Nis' as in Inbhir Nis,

Loch Nis and Abhainn Nis (Inverness, Loch Ness, the River Ness). There have several suggestion as the meaning, including

"of the weasel", (neasa)

"of the falls" or (easa)

"of the island". (innse)

There is also an Irish female name Ness in Old Irish, the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster.

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