Clarissa (given name)

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Clarissa
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameLatin, Italian, Portuguese
Meaning clear, bright, famous
Other names
Related names Clara, Clarisse, Clarice, Clare, Clair, Sinclair, St. Clair
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Clarissa is a female given name borrowed from Latin, Italian, and Portuguese, [1] originally denoting a nun of the Roman Catholic Order of St. Clare. It is a combination of St. Clare of Assisi's Latin name Clara (originally meaning "clear" and "bright") and the suffix -issa , equivalent to -ess . Clarice is an anglicization of Clarisse, the French form of the same name. Clarisa is the Spanish form of the name, [1] and Klárisza the Hungarian. [2] The given names Clara, Clare, and Claire are all cognates, as are the surnames Sinclair and St. Clair.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bruggeman, David. "Clarissa," WikiName - All About Names Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Norman, Tessa (July 2003). A World of Baby Names . New York: Perigree. p.  126. ISBN   0-399-52894-6.