Name: Clarissa
Gender: Female
Usage: Clarissa, of latin origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Clarissa are in general originating from Austria, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Clarissa across the world, see Clarice.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Clarissa is: Clear.
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Numerology of the first name Clarissa: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber
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The name Clarissa is ranked on the 1,545th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 295300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.005% of the population. The name Clarissa has eight characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Clarissa for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Clarissa is 11 August.
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History and Origin
Clarissa is derived from the German name Clarice. Clarice is derived from the Latin the word Clarus, which means "bright, clear or famous." Clarissa also has a Greek origin, meaning "brilliant". Clarissa is considered an English, Italian, and Portuguese name. Clarisa is the Spanish form of the name.
English: Latinate form of Clarice occasionally found in medieval documents. It was revived by Samuel Richardson as the name of the central character in his novel Clarissa (1748).
Cognate: Spanish: Clarisa. See also Caitir.
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