Larisa

Larisa can derive as well from Ancient Greek λάριξ (lárix) meaning "larch" or from λάρος (láros) meaning "seagull; cormorant" or λαρός (larós) meaning "sweet; pleasing".

Larisa literally means Laughter in the Spanish language, and a seagull in Greek.
It is also the name of a historical city in accent Greece that refers to the word CITADEL (meaning listed below) Later this name was associated with myths and idol worship leaders, then later of a martyr saint.

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A CITADEL is the core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a fortress, castle, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of "city" and thus means "little city", so called because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core.
Citadel
/ˈsɪtədəl; -ˌdɛl/
Noun
1.
A stronghold within or close to a city
2.
Any strongly fortified building or place of safety; refuge
3.
A specially strengthened part of the hull of a warship
4.
(often capital) the headquarters of the Salvation Army.

Possibly originated from Latin larus for gull or in Russian: Чайка.

Larisa is a Russian name given to me, meaning laughter. The short form I use is Rissa, it means laugh.

Just to clarify, the information given by Rissarockz222 is 100% incorrect.

I believe Larisa comes from the ancient Greek word "Larissa," which means "stronghold."

One version of the origin is that Larisa derived from Latin word "larus" (seagull).

Larisa may also come from the Greek word for Seagull - ãëÜñïó.

Larisa possibly means "seagul" (Greek "laris").