Allissa Name Meaning & Origin
Allissa
Origin of the name Alyssa:
A variant of Alicia (nobility), Alyssa is alternatively derived from the alyssum flower.
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USAGE: English (Rare)
PRONOUNCED: ə-LIS-ə
VARIANTS: Alice, Alease, Alecia, Aleesha, Alesha, Alesia, Alicia, Alise, Alisha, Alishia, Alisia, Alissa, Alisya, Allycia, Alyce, Alycia, Alys, Alysa, Alyse, Alysha, Alysia, Alyssa, Alyssia, Elicia
DIMINUTIVES: Lecia, Lesia, Lisha, Lyssa
OTHER LANGUAGES: Kalisha, Talisha (African American), Adalheidis, Adelais, Adela, Adelina (Ancient Germanic), Alícia (Catalan), Adéla (Czech), Adelheid, Aleid, Aleida, Alida (Dutch), Aliisa, Alisa, Alli (Finnish), Adélaïde, Alice, Alix, Adèle, Alison (French), Adelheid, Ada, Aleida, Alida, Heida, Heidi (German), Adelaida, Aliz, Ada, Adél, Alida, Alíz (Hungarian), Ailís (Irish), Adelaide, Alice (Italian), Alise (Latvian), Aleit (Low German), Aalis (Medieval French), Adelajda, Alicja, Ada, Adela (Polish), Adelaide, Alice, Alícia (Portuguese), Adela (Romanian), Alisa (Russian), Aileas (Scottish), Alica (Slovak), Adelaida, Alicia, Adela (Spanish), Alis (Welsh)- Personal experiences with the name Allissa
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Derived from the Alyssum flower.
Allissa \a(l)-lissa, all(is)-sa\ is a variant of Alice (Old German), Alisa (Hebrew), Alyssa (Greek) and Elissa (Greek), and the meaning of Allissa is "noble, exalted; great happiness; rational; from the blessed isles".
Variant of ALYSSA
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"Miss Allissa" by Eagles of Death Metal.