Elissa is a ♀ girl’s name.
Elissa is another name of the Phoenician princess Dido, who founded Carthage. Thus, it is a name from Roman mythology. Elissa is also a variant of the name Elisa, which derived from the name Elizabeth.
The Latin meaning of the name is unknown. Deriving from Elizabeth, Elissa means “God is abundance”, “God is my oath” and “God has sworn” (from Hebrew “el/אֵל” = God + “shéva’/שֶׁבַע” = oath/seven = number of abundance).
The name Elissa is ranked #2017 overall.
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