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What does Larisa mean?
Larisa 
as a girls' name is of Latin derivation, and the name Larisa means "cheerful". Larisa is an alternate spelling of Larissa (Latin): form of Lara.
ASSOCIATED WITH cheerful (joy)
Variations
VARIANTS Lorissa, Lerissa, Laryssa
RELATED FORMS VIA LARISSA Lari, Lissa, Lyssa
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Larisa Madalyn (L.M.), ..
How popular is Larisa?
Larisa is a somewhat popular first name for females (#2250 out of 4276, Top 53%) but a rare last name for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Larisa entered the list in 1960-1969 and reached its highest rank of #1478 in the U.S. in 1993, but is not in the Top 1000 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Larisa ranked in the Top 2000 are Larissa (#1500 FROM RECENT DATA), Lissa and Lyssa. Other forms, like Laryssa, are uncommon. These relations of Larisa were favored 2 decades ago (AVERAGE #1469) and are now much less popular (#1875, DOWN 81.3%), with the form Larissa becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Caris, Carisia, Corisa, Darina, Darissa, Farica, Farina, Irisa, Jalisa▼, Jarica, Jarika, Karida, Karina▼, Karissa▼, Karita, Karysa, Katrisa, Klarisa, Lacina, Laina, Lakia, Lakisha▼, Lakrisha, Lalia, Lalita, Lanika, Lanisha, Lanita, Lara, Larea, Larena, Larinda, Larine, Lark, Larra, Larsina (see Lauren), Latina, Latisha▼, Latrisha, Laurice, Laurita, Lavina▼, Lisa▼, Loria, Lorita, Lovisa, Lyria, Lyric▲, Lyrica, Lyris, Maisa, Marina, Maris, Marisa▼, Marise, Mariska, Marissa▼, Marita, Maritsa, Marlisa, Marysa, Maurisa, Paris, Raisa, Saria, Sarika, Sarina, Sarita, Taisa, Talisa, Tarina, Trisa, Vanisa, Zarina and Zarita. These names tend to be less frequently used than Larisa.
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