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Korissa

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How to Pronounce Korissa

Pronounced kuh-RISS-uh /kəˈrɪsə/Medium

Meaning: Korissa is a K-spelling of Carissa, a name drawn from Latin 'carus', meaning dear or beloved, and sometimes linked to Greek 'charis', grace. The K softens nothing in sound but marks it as one of the many invented respellings that flourished in late-century America.Low

In 30 seconds: Korissa is a K-spelling of Carissa, tied to Latin 'carus' for 'dear'. It stayed genuinely rare, cresting in the early nineteen-nineties (said kuh-RISS-uh).
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Origin MediumLatin, American
MeaningKorissa is a K-spelling of Carissa, a name drawn from Latin 'carus', meaning dear or beloved, and sometimes linked to Greek 'charis', grace. The K softens nothing in sound but marks it as one of the many invented respellings that flourished in late-century America.
U.S. rank (2011)#14123 ↗ Rising
2011 U.S. births7 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1993
Total births (all-time)≈ 357
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199319772011

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

Korissa is one road out of Carissa, a name that reads as a Latin-flavoured coinage on 'carus', dear. It belongs to the fashion for K-spellings of soft, flowing girls' names in the nineteen-eighties and nineties.

In United States records it never gathered a crowd: only a few dozen girls a year carried it even at its quiet peak around 1993, and it slipped away by the twenty-tens. A girl given it then is in her thirties now.

Did you know? Korissa shares its 'dear one' meaning with Carissa, Cara and Carita, all rooted in the same small Latin word for beloved.
Overall data confidence 55%
References - Korissa / Carissa — Latin carus 'dear'; modern K-respelling

Variations

CarissaCorissaKarissaCharissaCarrissa

Nicknames

KoriRissaKori

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If you like Korissa…

Carissa— the parent spelling Korissa reshapes
Karissa— a same-sound K-spelling sister
Marissa— a rhyming favourite of the same era
Clarissa— a longer relative with the same ending

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Korissa mean?

Korissa is a spelling of Carissa, generally traced to Latin 'carus', meaning 'dear' or 'beloved'.

How do you pronounce Korissa?

It's said kuh-RISS-uh /kəˈrɪsə/, three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Korissa a boy or girl name?

Korissa is used as a girl's name.

Is Korissa a popular name?

No, it has always been rare, a minor K-spelling of Carissa that ticked up briefly in the early nineteen-nineties.

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