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Jelisa
How to Pronounce Jelisa
Pronounced juh-LEE-suh /dʒəˈliːsə/Medium
Meaning: Jelisa is a coined name, a Je- form echoing Jalisa and the older Felisa, from Latin felix, 'lucky, happy'. It has no single older root; its meaning lives in its sound and its family of relatives.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jelisa is a coinage rather than a variant of one older name. It rides the sound of Jalisa and the older Felisa, a form of Felicia from Latin felix, 'lucky, happy', without descending directly from any of them. It belongs to the inventive African-American naming of the late twentieth century.
A girl named Jelisa at its 1989 high is now in her thirties. It reads late-eighties and has not revived. As a coinage its spelling varies, so a family fixes the look; the sound is soft and easy to say.
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What does the name Jelisa mean?
Jelisa is a coined name in the Ja-/Je- family, echoing Jalisa and Felisa; its meaning lives in its sound.
How do you pronounce Jelisa?
It's said juh-LEE-suh /dʒəˈliːsə/ — three syllables, stress in the middle.
Is Jelisa a boy or girl name?
Jelisa is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jelisa?
Jelisa was an uncommon coined name that peaked in the late eighties and has been rare since.