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Origin of the name CLARISSA.
Etymology of the
name CLARISSA.
Meaning of the baby name CLARISSA.
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CLARISSA. A
diminutive form of Latin Clara
("bright, clear" or "famous"), meaning "she does
famously." The Italians have Clarice
(q.v.). Usage:
America, England, Italy. (History of Christian Names, Yonge, 1884).
Usage: America, Australia, England, Germany, Great Britain, Italy.
Clarissa Dickson Wright, an English celebrity chef and
former barrister. Clarissa Pinkola, an American poet and Jungian
psychoanalyst. Clarissa Claretti, an Italian hammer thrower.
Clarissa von Anstetten, a fictional character in the German soap opera Verbotene
Liebe. (Wiki)
... Some fictional Clarissas: Samuel Richardson's great novel The History of
Clarissa Harlowe; Clarissa in The Suspicious Husband by Dr.
Hoadley; Clarissa in The Confederacy by Sir John Vanbrugh;
Clarissa in All in the Wrong by A. Murphy. (Girls' Christian
Names, Swan, 1905).
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