Lissa - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Lissa \l(is)-

is pronounced LISS-ah. It is of English origin. Short form of names like Melissa (Greek) "bee", Lissandra, and Alyssa. Can also be used as a variant of Lisa.

Lissa has 2 variant forms: Lissette and Lyssa.

For more information, see also related names Alice, Elissa, Elizabeth, Larissa and Millicent.

Baby names that sound like Lissa are Lissy, Lissi, Lisia and Liesa.

Lissa is a very common first name for women (#1959 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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