Alessa
[əˈlɛsə]Meaning
short form of Alessandra
Background Story
Alessa is a short form of Alessandra. Behind the Name lists it as a name used in Ancient Greek, Belarusian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish and French.
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