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Laurisa
How to Pronounce Laurisa
Pronounced law-REE-suh /lɔːˈriː.sə/Medium
Meaning: Laurisa fuses Laura, from the Latin laurus meaning laurel, with Larissa, an ancient Greek city name later read as cheerful or lighthearted. The result is a soft three-beat name that leans on both the victory-laurel sense and the melodic Larissa sound.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
Laurisa is a coined blend of Laura and Larissa. Laura comes from the Latin laurus, the laurel that crowned poets and victors, while Larissa was an ancient Greek city later taken up as a girl's name. Joined together they give a gentle, romantic three-beat name that appears in United States birth records into the nineteen-nineties, part of the era's taste for elaborated L-names.
It stayed rare throughout, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high, so a Laurisa from then would be in her thirties today. Parents drawn to it often choose the tidier Larissa or Laura, both more established.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Laurisa mean?
It is a blend of Laura, from the Latin for laurel, and the Greek place name Larissa.
How do you pronounce Laurisa?
It's said law-REE-suh /lɔːˈriː.sə/, three syllables stressed in the middle.
Is Laurisa a boy or girl name?
Laurisa is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Laurisa?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its nineteen-nineties peak.