Marissa

Marissa \ma-ris-sa, mar-i-ssa\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Marissa is pronounced Maa-RIHS-aa- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Marissa: M as in "me (M.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 Marissa?

Marissa is of Latin, Italian, and Hebrew origin, and it is used mainly in English, German, Italian, and Spanish. Marissa is a variation (English) of meaning of Maris (Greek and English). Marissa can also be a spelling variant (English) of name Marisa (English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and German). Marissa can also be a variation (English, German, Italian, and Spanish) of short names for Mary (English). Marissa is popular as a baby name for girls. The name's popularity increased from the 1960s up to the 1990s. At the modest peak of its usage in 1994, 0.321% of baby girls were named Marissa. Its ranking then was #53. The baby name has since experienced a decline in popularity. In 2010, it ranked at #203 with a usage of 0.078%, was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after Mary pronounciation, out of all girl names in its group. It was 87% more regularly used than Marissa in 2010.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Marissa:

Maarika name variations, name Mairsile meaning (Irish), name Maraike (German), Marcea definition, Marchesa meaning and origin, Marchessa meaning, Marchia name, nicknames for Marcia (English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Polish), short names for Mareesa (English), nicknames for Mareike (Frisian and German), Mareiko meaning and origin, Maresa name variations (English), baby name Mareshah, Maressa name variations (English), Margisia name (Polish), Margosha pronounciation, Marica pronounciation (Hungarian), name Marici (Indian), Marie-Jo name, and name Mariesa meaning.

The baby name Marissa fun facts:

The name Marissa in reverse order is "Assiram".

The numerological value of the name Marissa is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Marissa?

Marissa is in the top names in USA.