Alyssa
\a.li.sa\♀French girl's name
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \a.li.sa\ |
| Compound names | Alyssa-Marie |
Origin and meaning
A 20th-century invention. Possible origins: * From alyss(um) (“a plant of the genus Alyssum”) + -a. * From Alicia, of Germanic origin. * From Elissa.
Where it is mostly given
- United States
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mecanautes (France), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).