English · Girl name
Karissa
“variant spelling of Carissa”
About the name Karissa
Karissa is a variant spelling of Carissa, an English name that is not found in traditional records before modern times. Carissa is usually linked to the Latin word carus, meaning dear, and it is also compared with Charissa, a name used by the poet Edmund Spenser and based on the Greek word charis, meaning grace. Karissa replaces the initial C with a K, a common pattern in modern English name spellings.
- Meaning
- variant spelling of Carissa
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- kah-RIS-ah(3 syl.)
Middle names for Karissa
- Karissa Lynn
- Karissa Marie
- Karissa Ann
- Karissa Joy
- Karissa Faith
Questions about Karissa
- What does Karissa mean?
- Karissa is an English name meaning "variant spelling of Carissa".
- How do you pronounce Karissa?
- Karissa is pronounced kah-RIS-ah, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Karissa?
- Variants of Karissa include Carissa.
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