CLARISSA  

Gender: F
Origin: Italian, variation of CLARA
Meaning: "bright, clear"

Popularity in 2008: #560

Although it had its day with Melissa Joan Hart's TV character in the 1990s, it still could make a pretty and dainty alternative to the overused Melissa and Vanessa.

Nicknames & Variations:
Clarizza, Clarisa, Clerissa, Clarissia, Clarecia, Clairisse, Claresta, Claritza, Clairissa, Claraissa, Claressa, Clairisa, Clarrissa, Clarrisa

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