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 [ 3 syll. a-lis-sa, al-i-ssa ] The girl name Alissa is pronounced as ahLIHSah KEY. Alissa is used mostly in English and Hebrew. It is of Germanic and Hebrew origin. Alissa is a variant form (English) of the English, Latinized, Spanish, and Scandinavian name Alicia. Alissa is also a variant form (English) of the Czech, English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese name Alice. Alissa is also a variant form (English and Hebrew) of the German, English, Russian, Slavic, and Hebrew name Alisa. Alissa is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1960s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of very modest use only. At the height of its usage in 1997, 0.064% of baby girls were named Alissa. It was #243 in rank then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then. In 2008, its usage was 0.035% and its ranking #438, but it was nevertheless the 3rd most popular after the English, Latinized, Spanish, and Scandinavian Alicia and the Czech, English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese Alice, within all girl names in its family. In 2008, the name was thrice as popular as Alissa. Baby names that sound like Alissa include the English and Hebrew Alyssa, the English Illyssa, the English Alaisa, the name Alaqua, the English Alaska, the English Alecia, the English and Hebrew Aleeza, the Greek and Spanish Aleka, the Slavic Alekko, the Russian and Slavic Aleksey, the Slavic Aleksi, the Russian and English Alesha, the English Aleshia, the Polish Aleska, the Italian Alessa, the Hawaiian Aletia, the English, German, Hungarian, and Spanish Alexa, the English Alexi, the English and German Alexie, and the Greek Alexiou. A famous person named Alissa is Ayn Rand, Author, born Alissa Zinovievna Rosenbaum 2 February 1905 - 6 March 1982, St. Petersburg, Russia. KEY: Pronunciation for Alissa: AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
