Meaning and origin of Marissa

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Variant of Mary: Wished-for child; rebellion; bitter.
Origin: Latin
Meaning: Of the sea. Variant of Marie and Mary.
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Meaning and origin of Marissa

The girl's name Marissa \m(a)-rissa, mar(is)-sa\ is pronounced ma-RISS-ah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "of the sea". Variant of Maris.

Marissa has 14 variant forms: Maressa, Maricia, Marisa, Marisabel, Marisha, Marisse, Maritza, Mariza, Marrissa, Maryssa, Meris, Merissa, Meryssa and Morissa.

For more information, see also related names Mary and Nerissa.

Baby names that sound like Marissa are Maurissa, Marsia, Marise, Morisa, Marysia, Marysa, Mareisa, Mareesa and Maurisa.

Marissa is a very popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Marissa

Marissa
Hebrew
Latin
Form of MARISA. Of the sea
Meaning & Origin
Marissa is a Latin girl name.
The meaning of the name is `of the sea `.
Where is it used?
The name Marissa is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Marisa (In Italian, Spanish and in English)
Statistics
The name Marissa was given to 3464 babies in the USA in 2004. Marissa was the number 213 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 3953 babies making it the number 78 name that year.
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