Clarissa
[kləˈrɪsə]Meaning
latinate form of Clarice
Background Story
Clarissa is the Latinate form of Clarice, used in French, Late Roman and Spanish. It is the name of the title character in Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel Clarissa, and also of Clarissa Dalloway in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway (1925).
Variations
Clara, Clarisse
Related Names
Clarabelle
A feminine given name recorded in English
Angelica
From Latin angelicus, "angelic", from Greek angelos, "messenger"
Arabella
Medieval scottish name, probably a variant of annabel
Camila
Spanish and Portuguese form of Camilla
Camilia
A feminine given name recorded in Maghrebi Arabic, Sicilian and English use.
Camilla
Feminine form of the Latin name Camillus
Carina
Latin name derived from carus, meaning "dear, beloved"
Carlotta
Italian form of Charlotte.
Carolina
Latinate feminine form of Carolus, from Carolus (Charles) with the feminine suffix -ina
Cecelia
Variant of Cecilia