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Maressa
How to Pronounce Maressa
Pronounced muh-RESS-uh /məˈrɛsə/Medium
Meaning: Maressa is a spelling variant of Marissa, a name tied to the Latin maris ('of the sea') and to Maria. Doubling the s keeps the muh-RESS-uh sound while giving the name a fresh look, so its watery, Marian meaning carries through from Marissa.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
Maressa is a variant of Marissa, a name linked to the Latin maris ('of the sea') and to Maria. The doubled s gives a familiar name a new face while keeping its gentle, sea-touched meaning, and it belongs to the era's fondness for -issa and -essa endings.
It was always rare, a couple dozen girls a year around the early nineteen-nineties. It reads as an of-its-moment spelling rather than a common name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Maressa mean?
It's a spelling variant of Marissa, tied to the Latin maris meaning 'of the sea'.
How do you pronounce Maressa?
It's said muh-RESS-uh /məˈrɛsə/, three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Maressa a boy or girl name?
Maressa is used as a girl's name.
Is Maressa a popular name?
No, it was always rare, an uncommon spelling of the more familiar Marissa.