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Laresa
How to Pronounce Laresa
Pronounced luh-REE-suh /ləˈriː.sə/Medium
Meaning: Laresa is a mid-century American coinage that reads either as the La- prefix joined to the -resa of Teresa, or as a respelling of Larissa (a Greek place name). Its appeal is its flowing sound rather than a single fixed root.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
Laresa is a coined American girls' name that echoes both Teresa and Larissa. Parents drawn to it liked its soft, three-beat flow more than any dictionary meaning; it belongs to the wave of La- names that filled birth records in the second half of the twentieth century.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year and thinning out by the two-thousands. A girl named Laresa at its high point would be in her forties now, part of the La- naming generation.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Laresa mean?
It is a modern coinage blending the La- prefix with Teresa or Larissa; its meaning is its sound.
How do you pronounce Laresa?
It's said luh-REE-suh /ləˈriː.sə/, three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Laresa a boy or girl name?
Laresa is used as a girl's name.
Is Laresa a popular name?
No, it has always been rare, a mid-century blended name used for only a few girls a year.