What does Carissa mean?

Carissa means "dear, beloved; grace"

How do we pronounce Carissa?

Carissa \ca-ris-sa, car-i-ssa\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Carissa is pronounced as KaaRIH-Saa- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Carissa: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; 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 Carissa?

Carissa is mainly used in English, and its language of origin is Italian and Old Greek. In addition, Carissa is a pet form of the English, German, and Italian name Cara name in the English language. Carissa a variant form of the English and German name name Charis in the English language. Carissa a variant form of the English and Greek name Charissa name popularity in the English language. Carissa is a widely used name; it has 28 variant forms. Variant forms consist of Caresa meaning and origin, Carese name, Caressa pronounciation (also used in French), nicknames for Caresse, short names for Cari, Carie name variations, Carisa meaning of name, Carise meaning and origin, Carisha name variations, name Carisia meaning, nicknames for Cariss, Carisse meaning of name, Carissima meaning of name, nicknames for Carrie, name Carrisa meaning, Carrissa pronounciation, Charessa name popularity, what does the name Charesse mean, Charisa name variations, name Charissa, short names for Karessa, Karisa meaning of name, what does the name Karise mean, meaning of Karisha, Karissa definition, Karyssa meaning and origin, and Kharissa meaning and origin. Another English variant is the contracted form Rissa meaning. Carissa is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use previously. The name increased in popularity from the 1960s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of irregular use only. At the modest height of its usage in 1992, 0.058% of baby girls were named Carissa. Its ranking then was #239. The baby name has since experienced a fall in frequency. In 2010, its usage was 0.017% and its ranking #829. Within the group of girl names directly related to Carissa, nicknames for Cara was the most commonly used. In 2010, it was 42% more commonly used than Carissa.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Carissa:

the English Carrissa meaning of name, the English Karisa meaning and origin, the English Karissa name variations, the name name Karysa, the name meaning of Caresa, the English and French Caressa name variations, the English and Spanish what does the name Carisa mean, the name Carisha definition, the name name Carrisa origin, the name Ceirios definition, the English and Greek what does the name Charissa mean, the name short names for Chiriga, the name baby name Chiryga, the name Coresa meaning, the name Coressa definition, the name baby name Corgea, the name name Corgeah origin, the name Corisa name popularity, the name Corissa name, and the name meaning of Corkea.

The baby name Carissa fun facts:

The name Carissa in reverse order is "Assirac".

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

How popular is Carissa?

Carissa is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames