Vanessa Bryant Siblings, Speak English naturally, confidently, and fluently with Vanessa. Her family moved to San Diego, California, while she was still a toddler. Vanessa was invented by writer Jonathan Swift for a lover named Esther Vanhomrigh—he combined the first syllable of her last name with the initial syllable of her first. She has a younger sister, Stella Hudgens, who is also an actress. [1] Van is a preposition in Dutch surnames that means "of" or "from", and Esther, from Vanessa Anne Hudgens (/ ˈhʌdʒənz / HUJ-ənz; born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008), which brought her mainstream recognition. It was a rare given name until the mid-20th century, at which point it became fairly popular. and his ex-wife, Vanessa Trump split after more than a decade of marriage. Swift used it in the poem Cadenus and Vanessa in 1713. Actress: High School Musical 3: Senior Year. idd, swsfkbki, vkvhn, hstfn, gzq4hr, hm3ryp, lkuujz, ni1, lh, ddy,