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My name is Charissa. It gets misspelled and pronounced incorrectly pretty much every time I meet someone new. If people see it written down they automatically say "CHar-issa" instead of "Ka-rissa". If I introduce myself verbally, no matter how clearly I say it they call me something else. I get Clarissa a lot, but also Christy, Christine, Marissa, Melissa - pretty much any name ending in -issa. I strongly suggest if you like this name, to save yourself and you daughter a lifetime of explaining her name, spell it Karissa, or Carissa. Taking the "h" out will help a lot. She'll still get Clarissa a lot, but at least it won't be mispronounced when it is written down.

Nicknames for Charissa

Cara, Carrie, Care, Car,Chris, Chrissy, Cissy, Issa, Reese, Ris, Rissa, Riz, Rizzy, Rizza.

Meanings and history of the name Charissa

Charissa come from the Greek "charisma" and means "Grace".

Charissa is the Spanish spelling of the name and can be pronounced either "Sha-rissa" or "Ka-rissa".

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