Alissa: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Alissa | Girls
Origin of the name Alissa:
A variant form of Alicia (nobility). Variant form of Alice (nobility), a name which evolved through a series of variants from the Germanic Adalheidis (noble one, nobility). Alternatively, the name Alyssa can be derived from the name of the alyssum flower. Var: Alicia, Alycia, Alyssa. Pet: Ali.
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Ali,Aligator and Al, Lissa, Lisa, Issy
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For a while, one of my friends called me Issy and I loved it! A lot better than Ally.
It's pronounced either as iss ee or izz ee. And if you want, you can even add an L in front of it and make is Lissy or Lizzy.- Meanings and history of the name Alissa: | Edit
Alissa--Pretty
(I would choose Bella to be the middle name if you choose thsi for a first name)
Bella--Buetiful
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"Miss Alissa" by Eagles of Death Metal.
In the novel "The Spellbook of Listen Taylor", the main character's given name is Alissa and her nickname is Listen
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Current Popularity of Alissa by State
Global Popularity of the Name Alissa
- #348 in Canada (Alberta)
- #432 in Canada (Quebec)
- #438 in United States
