Clarissa

See also: clarissa

English

Etymology

A Latinate form of Clarice, from Latin Claritia, a fanciful medieval variant of Clara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kləˈɹɪsə/
• Rhymes: -ɪsə

Proper noun

Clarissa

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • 1748 Samuel Richardson: Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady:

     My wife's maiden name - Unmarried name, I should rather say […] was Harlowe - Clarissa Harlowe - you heard me call her my Clarissa -

     I did - but I thought it to be a feigned or a love-name, said Miss Rawlins. […]

     No - it was her real name, I said.

Translations

female given name

• French: Clarisse (fr)
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• Polish: Klarysa (pl) f

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Italian

Etymology

From English Clarice.

Proper noun

Clarissa f

1. a female given name