Larissa

Larissa \la-ris-sa, lar-i-ssa\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Larissa is pronounced as Laa-RIHS-aa- ¹.

¹ English pronunciation for Larissa: L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"

What is the origin of Larissa?

Larissa is used predominantly in the German and Russian languages. Its origin is Old Greek. Derived from the word 'laros' meaning lovely. The name is of disputed origin; it could be also from Larissa, the name of the capital city of Thessaly in Greece. The name was borne by Saint Larisa, an early Greek martyr who was venerated in the Eastern Church. Larissa has 29 variations that are used in both English and other languages. Variations of Larissa used in English include Lareesa name popularity, name Laresa, short names for Laresha, Laressa definition, Lari meaning of name, Larisha name, Lariss definition, baby name Larissah, nicknames for Larissas, name Larisse meaning, baby name Larissia, Laritza pronounciation, name Larizza, baby name Larryssa, Larysse definition, baby name Laurissah, Lerissa name popularity, baby name Lorissa, and short names for Lyssa. Other English forms include the short form name Lara origin (also used in Russian, and Slavic), the diminutives nicknames for Lacey and Lacy meaning of name, and the variant spellings Larrisa meaning and origin, Larrissa meaning, Laryssa name popularity, name Laurisa origin, and meaning of Laurissa. A variation of the name in other languages is Larochka name variations (Russian). Another foreign form is the variant spelling Larisa meaning and origin (German and Russian). Larissa is a somewhat popular baby girl name. The name's popularity rose from the 1960s up to the 1990s; before that, it was of sporadic use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 1994, 0.037% of baby girls were given the name Larissa. It had a ranking of #364 then. The baby name has experienced a fall in popularity since then. In 2010, its usage was 0.018% and its ranking #763, but it was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after Lacey name popularity, out of all girl names in its family. In 2010, it was 94% more popular than Larissa.

List of baby names Larissa:

meaning of Lareesa (English), name Laresa meaning (English), Laresha name popularity (English), Laressa meaning and origin, Laricia meaning, short names for Larisa (German and Russian), nicknames for Larisha, baby name Larissas (English), nicknames for Larissia (English), Larizza meaning (English), Larochka meaning (Russian), Larrisa name popularity (English), baby name Larrissa (English), Larryssa meaning, Laryssa name (English), Lauressa meaning and origin (English), Laurica meaning of name (English), name Lauricia (English), short names for Laurisa (English), and Laurissa definition (English).

The baby name Larissa fun facts:

The name Larissa in reverse order is "Assiral".

The numerological value of the name Larissa is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Larissa?

Larissa is in the top names in USA.