Elissa Name Meaning & Origin
Elissa
Pronunciation: eh-LI-sə (key)
Origin of the name Alyssa:
A variant of Alicia (nobility), Alyssa is alternatively derived from the alyssum flower.
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- Nicknames for Elissa
Elle- (L), Lissy, Lissie, Lissa, Lis
- Meanings and history of the name Elissa
Coming from 'Elizabeth' or 'Elisabeth' this name means 'Oath of God'. When taken from the Greek language it means 'Of the Blessed Isles'.
- Famous real-life people named Elissa
Elissa, Lebanese singer
Elissa, Canadian singer
Elissa Knight, American voice actress
Elissa Landi, European-American film & stage actress of the 1920s & 30s
Elissa Reilly Slater, Contestant on Big Brother 15- Elissa in song, story & screen
Dido, the queen of Carthage in Greek and Roman mythology (in some sources she is also known as Elissa)
Elissa, one of the seven women occurring as narrators in Giovanni Boccaccio's "The Decameron"
Elissa Cassidy, character in House at the End of the Street(film)-played by Jennifer Lawrence
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