English Explanatory Dictionary

Alyssa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s.

Pronunciation

/əˈlɪs.ə/

Word forms

Alyssa

Etymology

A 20th-century invention. Possible origins: * From alyss(um) (“a plant of the genus Alyssum”) + -a. * From Alicia, of Germanic origin. * From Elissa.

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