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Clarissa

What does Clarissa mean?

Clarissa Pronunciation of Clarissa as a girls' name is pronounced kla-RISS-ah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Clarissa is "most bright, most famous". Latin version of Clarice occasionally found in medieval documents and made famous by Samuel Richardson's novel "Clarissa", also known as "the History of a Young Lady" (1748). Also form of Claire.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Cla-, -sa

ASSOCIATED WITH bright (light), medieval, novel (literary), young, lady (noble)

Variations

VARIANTS Clairesa, Clairessa, Clairissa, Clara, Clare, Clarecia, Claresa, Claressa, Clarica, Claris, Clarisa, Clarisse, Clarissia, Clariza, Clarrie, Clarrisa, Clarrissa, Clarry, Clerissa, Classie, Clorissa, Klarisa, Klarissa, Klarrisa

SEE ALSO Charissa

ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA CLARICE Clarise, Clerisse, Clerysse, Klarise, Klarysa

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Clarissa Kaycee (C.K.), ..

How popular is Clarissa?

Clarissa is a very prominent first name for females (#744 out of 4276, Top 17%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Clarissa reached its peak position of #236 in the U.S. in the year 1994, and is currently at #742. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Clarissa name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Clarissa outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Popular variation forms of Clarissa (#742 FROM RECENT DATA) are Charissa, Claire (#49), Clara (#103), Clare (#759), Clarice, Claris, Clarisa, Classie and Klarissa. These relations of Clarissa were favored by parents in the 1880s (MEDIAN #1095) and have become much less common since (#1365, DOWN 67%). Claire is the all-time favorite, while forms like Clarisa are now somewhat dated.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Clarissa, Charissa, Claire, Clara, Clare in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Clarice, Claris, Clarisa, Classie, Klarissa in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Claire, Clara outside U.S.

Similar Names

Clarissa is pronounced similarly to Clayrissa, Klarisza and Klaryssa. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Alaricka (see Alarice), Amarissa, Blaisia, Calissa, Calista, Calyssa, Caresa, Caress, Caresse, Carinna, Carissa, Carita, Carlisa, Carlisia, Carlista, Carressa (see Caresse), Carrisa, Cearia, Cerisse, Charis, Charish, Charisma, Charisse, Charista, Charita, Charysse, Cherisa, Chloris, Christa, Clairinda, Clareta, Claretha, Clari, Clarie, Claritza, Claryce, Clayrice, Corissa, Coryssa, Cressa, Crista, Czarina, Ellissa, Floressa, Ilissa, Janissa, Karisa, Karisha, Karissa, Karisse, Krissa, Lacrissa, Larisha, Larissa, Laryssa, Lorissa, Maressa, Marisa, Marissa, Maritsa, Marlissa, Maryssa, Maurissa, Morissa, Narissa, Narkissa, Narsissa, Naryssa, Parissa, Sarissa, Sharisa and Vanissa. These names tend to be less frequently used than Clarissa.

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