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Alyssha
Pronounced uh-LISH-uh /ΙΛlΙͺΚ.Ι/Medium
Meaning: Alyssha is a respelling of Alysha or Alicia, forms of Alice, which comes through Old French Aalis from the Germanic Adalheidis, 'noble sort' or 'of noble kind.' The doubled letters blend the look of Alyssa with the sound of Alicia, a nineteen-nineties spelling flourish.Low
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History & Origin
Alyssha respells Alysha and Alicia, forms of Alice from the Germanic Adalheidis, 'noble.' The extra letters mark it as a nineteen-nineties variant that leans on both Alyssa and Alicia at once.
It appeared in the United States mainly in the later nineteen-eighties and nineteen-nineties, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak around nineteen-ninety, and stayed rare. An Alyssha from that time is in her thirties today.
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What does the name Alyssha mean?
It is a respelling of Alysha or Alicia, forms of Alice, from Germanic roots meaning 'noble.'
How do you pronounce Alyssha?
It is said uh-LISH-uh /ΙΛlΙͺΚ.Ι/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Alyssha a boy or girl name?
Alyssha is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Alyssha?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-nineties.