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Marissa name meaning

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What does the name Marissa mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Marissa

User Submitted Origins

English
53%
Spanish
24%
Italian
14%
Latin
7%
Greek
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to 5 people from Arizona, U.S., the name Marissa is of Latin origin and means "Of the sea".
  2. A user from Minnesota, U.S. says the name Marissa means "sea lover".
  3. A user from Washington, U.S. says the name Marissa is of English origin and means "Pearl...out of the sea".
  4. According to a user from North Carolina, U.S., the name Marissa means "'Of the Sea' or 'Star of the Sea'".
  5. 2 submissions from Japan agree the name Marissa means "Virgin Mary" and is of Greek origin.
  6. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Marissa means "Little Mermaid".
  7. A submission from New York, U.S. says the name Marissa means "mermaid".
  8. According to a user from Nebraska, U.S., the name Marissa is of African American origin and means "sweet".
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  1. 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.

Marissa was also found in the following language(s): Finnish

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Notable Persons Named Marissa

Notable Persons Named Marissa

Marissa Mayer

Marissa Mayer is a president & ceo and yahoo!. Marissa was given the name Marissa Ann Mayer on May 30th, 1975 in Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.

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Marissa Ribisi

Marissa Ribisi is an actress. Her ongoing career started in 1988. Marissa was given the name Santina Marissa Ribisi on December 17th, 1974 in Los Angeles.

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Marissa Mazzola-McMahon

Marissa Mazzola-McMahon is a film producer, former public relations agent, and television host. Marissa was born on July 4th, 1973.

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Madeline Carroll

Madeline Carroll is an actress. She has been prominent since 2003. Madeline was given the name Marissa Madeline Carroll on March 18th, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Marissa Cooper

Marissa Cooper is a student.

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Marissa Neitling

Marissa Neitling is an actress. She has had major accomplishments since 2011. Marissa was given the name Marissa Lee Neitling on May 8th, 1984 in Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S.

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  • Marissa Jaret Winokur
    Actress
  • Marissa Nadler
    Musician
  • Marissa Paternoster
    Musician
  • Marissa Castelli
  • Marissa Coleman
    Basketball Player
  • Marissa Moss
    Writer
  • Marissa Stander

Notable Persons With the Last Name Marissa

Notable Persons With the Last Name Marissa

Vita Marissa

Vita Marissa is a badminton player.

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Fun Facts about the name Marissa

  • What name lists does Marissa rank for?
    #18Girl Names Unique to the West
    #25Girl Names Unique to the West Coast
  • How Popular is the name Marissa? Marissa is the 588th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Marissa have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 120,098 babies born with the first name Marissa in the United States. That's more than enough people named Marissa to occupy the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with an estimated population of 109,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Marissa? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1936 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Marissa first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Marissa is Monday, January 24th, 1881.
  • What year had the most people named Marissa born? The highest recorded use of the first name Marissa was in 1994 with a total of 6,245 babies. That's a lot of babies named Marissa!
  • Random Marissa Factoid: According to the 2001 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Marissa ranks 29th in popularity as a baby girl's name in New Mexico. Imagine that, 50 babies in New Mexico have the same name in 2001.
  • Weird things about the name Marissa: The name spelled backwards is Assiram. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Smiarsa. How do you pronounce that?
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