Comments for the name Larissa

Apparently, it is supposed to mean "seagull" in Greek.

This is the first name of Lara Guishar, the tragic herione of Boris Pasternak's novel 'Doctor Zhivago'.

Some famous namesakes from the sport of gymnastics:
Larissa Latynina (former USSR)
Larissa Lowing (Canada)
Larissa Fontaine (United States)

I read somewhere that this name is Greek meaning "cheerful".

To me it sounds like a name of an R&B or rap singer. LaRissa. I dislike it.

Larissa began usage in the late 1960's and has been used ever since, it doesn't rate high on the top 1000 list.

I love it, I think it's adorable.

Larissa is a very pretty name for a girl. Not heard of very often which is nice.

Larissa Hodge is the name of Bootz on Flavor of Love season 2, even though I'm quite sure none of you guys know or even heard of what that is. But Larissa is still a very pretty name.

Larissa is the name of one of Neptune's moons.

It sounds very childish. I don't like it a lot.

From what I have researched Larissa appears to mean 'Ocean' in Greek, maybe that's where the 'seagull' connitation came into being. Anyhow okay name.

While I actually like Marissa, and Melissa is so common that it sounds mature to me, this name, along with Carissa and Clarissa, just sounds really girly and youthful. It sounds too cutesy for a grown-up, somehow.

Larissa Oleynik played Alex Mack on the series of the same name (ran several seasons on Nickelodeon.)

Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka, Ukrainian poetess and writer. Born Feb. 23, 1871, died Aug.1, 1913.

I'm not really sure why I like this name, but I think it has something to do with the "L" at the beginning. I think it rolls off the tongue easier than Karissa or Carissa. I also like Clarissa.

Pretty. I spell it Laryssa.

I like this name, but prefer the spelling Laurissa.