Larisa - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Larisa \l(a)-ri-sa\ is a variant of Larissa (Latin), and the meaning of Larisa is "cheerful, lighthearted".

The baby name Larisa sounds like Lorissa, Lerissa, Laryssa, Loris and Lyris. Other similar baby names are Karisa, Carisa, Larisha, Larita, Larina, Marisa and Parisa.

Larisa is a somewhat common first name for women (#2250 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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