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.
    • 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

Italian

Etymology

From English Clarice.

Proper noun

Clarissa f

  1. A female given name
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