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marissa

/məˈɹɪsə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
maris-sa
IPA
/məˈɹɪsə/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Spanish, a contraction of Maria Lisa or Maria Luisa, though sometimes regarded as a re-interpretation of the name Melissa as a homophone in another European language.

Inflected Forms

Marisa (alternative) Maryssa (alternative) Merissa (alternative)

Rhymes With

melissa issa alyssa clarissa marisa alissa nyssa disa larissa elissa lyssa nerissa

Questions

How do you pronounce marissa?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈɹɪsə/.
What does marissa mean?
A female given name from Spanish, a contraction of Maria Lisa or Maria Luisa, though sometimes regarded as a re-interpretation of the name Melissa as a homophone in another European language.

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