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What does Alissa mean?
Alissa 
▼ as a girls' name is of Old German, Hebrew and Greek origin, and Alissa means "noble, exalted; great happiness; rational". Alissa is an alternate spelling of Alice (Old German). Alissa is also a variation of Alicia (Old German). Alissa is also used as a derivative of Alisa (Hebrew), a derivative of Alyssa (Greek), and a form of Elissa. See also Julissa
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, noble, exalted, great, happiness (joy)
Variations
VARIANTS Ilyssa, Ilysah, Ilysa, Ilissa, Elyssia, Elyssa▼, Elysa, Ellissa, Elissia, Alyssia▼, Alyssah, Alysa▼, Alyceea, Allysiah, Allysah, Allissah, Allisah, Aliza▲, Alissah, Alisah, Alicea, Aleeza, Aleesa, Aleceea, Alaisa
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ALICE, ALICIA, ALISA, ALYSSA, ELISSA Adelisa, Ala, Alais, Alecia▼, Aleesha, Aleisha, Alesha▼, Aleshia, Alesia▼, Ali▼, Alica, Alicah, Alicen, Alidee, Alie, Alieshea, Alika, Alikah, Aliki, Alis, Alisan, Alisann, Alise, Alisha▼, Alishia, Alisia, Alison▼, Alisse, Alisson, Alisz, Alitia, Aliz, Alla, Alles, Alless, Allicea, Allicia, Allis, Allisa, Allison, Alliss, Allissa, Allisson▼, Allisun, Allsun, Allys, Allysa, Allyse, Allysia, Allyssa▼, Allyssha, Alycia▼, Alys, Alyse▼, Alysha▼, Alysia▼, Alyson, Alyss, Alysse, Elicia, Elisha, Elisia, Elisse, Ellsa, Elsa▼, Elysia, Elysse, Illissa, Illyssa, Ilysse, Leisha, Lissa, Lissy, Lyssa
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Alissa?
Alissa is a very popular first name for females (#866 out of 4276, Top 20%) and a slightly less popular last name for both adults and children (#150436 out of 150436, Top 100%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Alissa was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its top position of #243 in the U.S. in the year 1997, and is currently at #1182. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Ala, Alecia, Aleesha, Aleisha, Alesha, Aleshia, Alesia, Ali (#1841 FROM RECENT DATA), Alica, Alice (#71), Alicia (#391), Alisa (#1032), Alise, Alisha (#957), Alishia, Alisia, Alison (#400), Alisson (#909), Aliza (#709), Alla, Allison (#69), Allissa, Allisson, Allysa, Allyssa, Alycia, Alys, Alysa, Alyse, Alysha, Alysia, Alyson (#887), Alyssa (#150), Alysse, Alyssia, Elicia, Elisha (#1388), Elissa (#1261), Elsa (#888), Elysia, Elyssa, Julissa (#710), Leisha, Lissa and Lyssa are the popular alternative forms of Alissa (#1182). Other forms, like Alisz, are uncommon. These forms of Alissa reached the top of their popularity in the year 1990 (USAGE OF 2.03%) and are now much less popular (USAGE 0.81%, DOWN 60%), with forms such as Alisa becoming less stylish. Aliza is the most contemporarily stylish name for newborns among these.
Similar Names
Alissa▼ is pronounced similarly to Alessa, Alessi, Alessia▲, Alieza, Aliezah, Alizah, Allessa, Aloisa, Alyza, Eleisa, Elisa▲, Elisah, Elisee, Eliza, Ellyssa, Eloisa, Ilisa, Oleesa, Oleisa, Olisa, Ulissa and Ulyssa. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abisha, Aeisha, Ailis, Ailish, Ailsa, Aisha▲, Alaysia▲, Alease, Aleigha, Aleka, Alexa, Alexia▼, Aliana▲, Alidia, Aliena, Alima, Alina▲, Alinda, Aliosha, Alita, Alivia▲, Alix, Aliya, Alize▼, Aloise, Aloisia, Aloysia, Alyosha, Amisa, Amissa, Analissa, Anessa, Anisa▼, Anissa▼, Annissa, Arista, Arliss, Arlissa, Assa, Ayisha, Blisse, Brissa▼, Crissa, Delissa, Elssa, Jalissa, Jolissa, Kalissa, Malissa▼, Melissa▼, Nissa, Odissa and Raissa. These names tend to be less frequently used than Alissa.
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