Alysa
[əˈliːsə]Meaning
variant of Alicia; also an alternative spelling of Alyssa
Background Story
Alysa is recorded as a given name in Basque, Bosnian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Germanic and Greek. It is an alternative spelling of Alyssa, a feminine given name with multiple origins. As used in Western countries, the name is usually derived from the name of the flower alyssum, which comes from the Greek a- ("not") and lyssa ("mania, rabies"). It shares many variants with the name Alice and is occasionally considered a form of that name as well.
Variations
Alyssa, Alyse, Elisa
Related Names
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