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Klaryssa

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How to Pronounce Klaryssa

Pronounced kluh-RISS-uh /kləˈrɪs.ə/Low

Meaning: Klaryssa is a modern respelling of Clarissa, an elaborated form of Clara from Latin clarus, meaning 'bright,' 'clear,' or 'famous.' Swapping C for K and adding a y personalizes the classic while keeping its luminous meaning intact.Low

In 30 seconds: Klaryssa is a rare modern respelling of Clarissa, from Latin clarus, 'bright, clear.' It appeared in the 1990s, peaking around 1995 (said kluh-RISS-uh).

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Origin LowLatin

MeaningKlaryssa is a modern respelling of Clarissa, an elaborated form of Clara from Latin clarus, meaning 'bright,' 'clear,' or 'famous.' Swapping C for K and adding a y personalizes the classic while keeping its luminous meaning intact.

U.S. rank (2018)#14806 ↘ Falling

2018 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1995

Total births (all-time)≈ 208

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Klaryssa is Clarissa given a contemporary spelling. Clarissa elaborates Clara, from Latin clarus, 'bright, clear, famous,' and the K and y of Klaryssa reflect the late-century taste for individualized versions of familiar names.

Klaryssa stayed rare while Clarissa was better known, reaching its own small high around 1995. A girl named Klaryssa then is still young today, and the spelling reads as a fresh, personalized take rather than a vintage revival.

Did you know? Clarissa carried a literary pedigree from the classic eighteenth-century novel of that name, and modern spellings like Klaryssa refreshed it for a new generation.

Overall data confidence 40%

References - Klaryssa — Respelling of Clarissa (elaboration of Clara, Latin clarus 'bright, clear'); modern; peaked around 1995.

Variations

ClarissaClarisaKlarissaClarrissa

Nicknames

KlaryRissaClara

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Clarissa— the standard spelling it respells

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Larissa— a comparable flowing -issa name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Klaryssa mean?

It is a respelling of Clarissa, an elaboration of Clara from Latin clarus meaning 'bright,' 'clear,' or 'famous.'

How do you pronounce Klaryssa?

It is said kluh-RISS-uh /kləˈrɪs.ə/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.

Is Klaryssa a boy or girl name?

Klaryssa is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Klaryssa?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year around its high in the mid-nineteen-nineties, and it never became common.