Name Alissa Origin, meaning, pronunciation & popularity of the name Alissa

Alissa is a ♀ girl’s name.

Origin of the name Alissa

Alissa is a variant of Alicia, a form of Adelheid, but as well of the name Elissa, which derived from Elizabeth.

What is the meaning of the name Alissa?

Alissa means “noble natured”, “of noble type” or “noble person” (from Old High German “adal” = noble + “heit” = kind/sort/type) and “God is abundance”, “God is my oath” and “God has sworn” (from Hebrew “el/אֵל” = God + “shéva’/שֶׁבַע” = oath/seven = number of abundance).

Pronunciation of Alissa

Variants of the name Alissa