Elyssa is a ♀ girl’s name.
Elyssa is another name of the Phoenician princess Dido, who founded Carthage. It derived from the name Elizabeth.
The girl’s name Elyssa means “God is abundance”, “my God is an oath” and “God has sworn” (from Hebrew “el/אֵל” = God + “shéva’/שֶׁבַע” = oath/seven = number of abundance).
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