Charissa
[kəˈrɪsə]Meaning
elaborated form of Charis, used in Ancient Greek and Greek
Background Story
Charissa is an elaborated form of Charis, and is recorded as a name in Ancient Greek and Greek. Edmund Spencer used it in his epic poem The Faerie Queene, published in 1590. The related forms Carissa, Karissa and Charisma come from the same root.
Variations
Charisse, Charisa, Karissa
Related Names
Calli
Cally
English feminine given name, a variant of Callie
Carissa
Variant of Charissa, formed from the root charis
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Latinised form of carmel
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Casie
Recorded as a given name in modern English, feminine
Casy
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Chandella
Charisa
Recorded as a feminine given name in English; no meaning is documented
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