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

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

female given name

French: Clarisse (fr)

Polish: Klarysa (pl) f

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