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Claryssa
How to Pronounce Claryssa
Pronounced kluh-RIS-uh /kləˈrɪs.ə/Medium
Meaning: Claryssa is a modern respelling of Clarissa, itself an ornate form of Clara. The root is the Latin clarus, 'bright, clear, famous,' so the inherited sense is one of brightness and clarity. The y spelling is a late-twentieth-century styling choice, not a separate origin.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Claryssa is a modern American respelling of Clarissa, the flowing elaboration of Clara. All of them descend from the Latin clarus, meaning 'bright, clear, or famous,' so the name carries a sense of brilliance. Swapping the i for a y is purely a styling choice of the late twentieth century and does not change the meaning.
Claryssa was never common in this spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 2000, while the standard Clarissa was far better known. A girl named Claryssa then is in her mid-twenties today.
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What does the name Claryssa mean?
It is a respelling of Clarissa, an elaboration of Clara from the Latin clarus, meaning 'bright, clear, or famous.'
How do you pronounce Claryssa?
It is said kluh-RIS-uh /kləˈrɪs.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Claryssa a boy or girl name?
Claryssa is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Claryssa?
This spelling has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around the turn of the millennium, while the standard Clarissa was more common.