What does Narissa mean?

Narissa as a girls' name has its roots in Greek and Italian, and Narissa means "sea nymph; black-haired". Narissa is a version of Nerine (Greek). Narissa is also a variation of Nerissa (Italian): from Nericcia.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Na-, -sa

ASSOCIATED WITH greek, sea, nymph (goddess), black

Variations

VARIANTS Neryssa, Naryssa

RELATIONS VIA NERINE, NERISSA Narice, Narine, Nerida, Nerina

How popular is Narissa?

Narissa is a rare given name for women. Narissa is an equally rare last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Narissa is alike in pronunciation to Norissa. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Amarissa, Brissa▼, Calissa, Caressa, Carisa, Carisia, Carisma, Carissa▼, Carisse, Carlissa, Carrissa, Cerissa, Charissa, Chrissa, Clarissa▼, Corissa, Crissa, Darissa, Jalissa, Janissa, Kalissa, Karessa, Karisa, Karisha, Karisma, Karissa▼, Karisse, Karyssa, Kharissa, Klarissa, Korissa, Krissa, Lacrissa, Larisa, Larisha, Larissa▼, Laryssa, Lerissa, Lorissa, Malissa▼, Maressa, Marisa▼, Marisha, Mariska, Marissa▼, Marisse, Maritsa, Marlissa, Marrissa, Maryssa, Maurissa, Merissa, Morissa, Nakisha, Narcisa, Narcissa, Narcisse, Narcyssa, Nareesha, Nariko, Narkissa, Narsissa, Natisha, Neris, Neriss, Neryss, Nissa, Parisa, Parissa, Raissa, Sarissa, Sharissa, Trissa and Vanissa. These names tend to be more commonly used than Narissa.