Submitted Names Matching Pattern *issa

Abbatissa f Medieval English (Latinized, Rare)
From Latin abbatissa meaning "abbess". While this was more usually found as a title, there are a handful of English occurrences of it used as a given name. Also compare the Old English masculine name Abbud.

Acaunissa f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish acaunon or acauno- "stone".

Adbugissa f Gaulish
Derived from Proto-Celtic ad- "very" and Gaulish *bugio- meaning "blue".

Adelissa f Medieval Dutch, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Adelisa.

Aïssa m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Form of Isa 1 used in Northern Africa and other French-influenced regions of the continent.

Aissa f Western African
Form of Aisha used in West African countries (primarily Mali, Senegal, and Cameroon).

Alaissa f Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Alèissa f Occitan
Feminine form of Alèissi.

Aliissá f Sami
Sami form of Alisa.

Alissa f Old Swedish
Old Swedish Latinized form of Alice.

Amarissa f English (Modern)
Variant of Amarisa.

Anaissa f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard form of Anaïs.

Aneissa f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Anissa.

Anfissa f Estonian
Estonian transcription of Russian Анфиса (see Anfisa).

Anissa f Russian
Variant of Anisya.

Anissa f Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic أنيسة (see Anisa) chiefly used in North Africa, as well as an Indonesian variant of the name.

Annalissa f English (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Annalisa.

Annissa f English (Rare, Modern)
Variant of Anissa.

Antissa f English
Antissa (Ancient Greek: Ἄντισσα) was a city of the island Lesbos (Lesvos).

Archontissa f Greek, Judeo-Greek (?)
Means "noblewoman, lady, female ruler; rich woman" in Greek, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄρχων (archon) meaning "leader, ruler, commander" (see Archon)... [more]

Arhontissa f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Αρχόντισσα (see Archontissa).

Arissa f English

Arlissa f English
Strickly feminine form of Arlis.

Audissa f Obscure

Aurissa f American (Rare)

Badr-un-nissa f Persian
The name of a Mughal princess meaning "full moon amongst women".

Bakht-un-nissa f Persian
The name of a Mughal princess meaning "fortunate amongst women".

Balkissa f Western African
Form of Bilqis used in West Africa.

Basilissa f German (Swiss, Rare, Archaic), Romansh (Rare, Archaic), Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Basil 1.

Bayissa m Ethiopian

Bazylissa f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Basilissa.

Belissa f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Belisa.

Blissa f English (American)
Invented name. Means "perfect happiness" in American English.

Bolissa f Jewish (Archaic), Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Variation on Bulissa, influenced by Boli.

Borissa f Bulgarian
Variant of Borisa.

Bulissa f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Greek
From the Hebrew baalat bayit ("mistress of the house"), which became baalas bayis / balabuste in Yiddish, and then was transformed into a Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Greek name.

Caïssa f Literature
Invented by the Italian writer Marco Girolamo Vida as a goddess of chess in 1527. It was reused in the poem Caïssa (1763) by William Jones. Since then, the name was sporadically given to girls. It is also a popular name for chess clubs.

Calissa f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an alteration of Calista, formed using the popular name suffix issa.

Callissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Calissa.

Carlissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Carlisa.

Carrissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Carissa.

Catrissa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Katrissa.

Cerissa f English (Rare)
From the brand of perfume called Cerissa, which was introduced by Charles Revson in 1974. The name itself might possibly be a variant of Cerise. It was also used by Barbara Cartland for the heroine of her historical romance novel The Heart Triumphant (1976).

Chaerunissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chairunissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chairunnissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chalissa f English
Variant of Kalissa.

Charlissa f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Charles and the feminine suffix -issa.

Charrissa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Charrise.

Chelissa f American
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Chelsea and Melissa or an elaborated variant of Chelise

Cherissa f English
Elaboration of Cherise.

Chlorissa f English (Modern)
Elaborated form of Chloris, influenced by Clarissa.

Choirunissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Choirunnissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Chrissa f Greek
Variant transliteration of Χρύσα (see Chryssa).

Cissa m Anglo-Saxon, History
Meaning unknown. One source theorizes that the name might possibly be derived from Old English cisse meaning "gravelly place" or from Old English cís meaning "fastidious". Even Old Norse kyssa meaning "to kiss" was suggested by this source, but this seems unlikely, given that this name is Anglo-Saxon in origin.... [more]

Cissa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Cecilia.

Clarrissa f English
Variant of Clarissa.

Corissa f English (American)
Possibly a blend of Corinna and Carissa.

Crissa f English (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Delissa f & m American
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Delia 1 and Lisa

Denissa f English
Variant of Denisa.

Dorissa f English
Elaboration of Doris.

Doukissa f Greek
Means "duchess" in Greek.

Drissa m Western African
Form of Idris 1 used in parts of western Africa.

Edissa f Biblical Latin
Form of Hadassah used in the Vulgate.

Eissa m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عيسى (see Isa 1).

Eliissá f Sami
Sami variant of Elisa.

Elkaissa f Berber (Rare)
Possibly means "the pause" from Kabyle Berber.

Ellissa f Old Swedish
Variant of Alisa.

Emissa f Medieval French

Emmalissa f American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Emmaline and Melissa.

Fakhr-un-nissa f Persian
The name of Mughal princess meaning "glory of women".

Felissa f English
Possibly a variant of Felicia inspired by Alyssa.

Fenissa f Old Swedish
Possibly a diminutive of names starting with F-, Fe-/Fi-, or Fen-/Fin- (compare Rikissa).

Florissa f English (Archaic), Spanish (Philippines)
Latinization of Florice.

Florissa f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch feminine form of Floris.

Forflissa f Medieval Irish (Latinized), Medieval Scottish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Forbflaith.

Genvissa f Arthurian Cycle
According to Geoffrey, Genvissa is the daughter of the Roman Emperor Claudius. Claudius supposedly gives Genvissa in marriage to the British king Arviragus. When Arviragus revolted against Claudius, Genvissa arranged peace between them.... [more]

Hairunissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Harissa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Harrison.

Issa m & f Japanese
From Japanese 一 (is) meaning "one" combined with 砂 (sa) meaning "sand". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Issa f Pet
During the 1st century, the Roman poet Martial addressed an epigram (or poem) to a lap dog named Issa owned by his friend Publius. The dog's name means "lady, mistress of the house" in Latin, a vulgar, assimilated form of the pronoun ipsa which often had a colloquial sense of "lady, mistress".

Issa f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
The name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a princess of the Greek island Issa (now called Lesbos), a nymph from the same island, and a pseudonym of Achilles when he was disguised as a woman on Skyros... [more]

Jalissa f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Jelisa.

Janissa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Jane with the -issa suffix from Melissa. Possibly a variant of Janessa.

Jarissa f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic), Portuguese (Brazilian)

Jaylissa f American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, a combination of the popular phonetic element jay and the suffix lissa found in names such as Julissa and Melissa.

Jelissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Jelisa.

Jenissa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Jen and the popular name suffix -issa from Melissa. Possibly a variant of Jenessa.

Jolissa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jolisa.

Kalissa f American (Modern, Rare)

Katrissa f English (American, Modern)
Contraction of Katrina and names ending in -issa, such as Melissa and Clarissa.

Kearissa f American
Variant of Carissa.

Kellissa f American (Rare)

Khaerunissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Khairunissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Khairunnissa f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Khissa f American (Rare)
Could be a rare variant of Kissa.

Khoirunissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Khoirunnissa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Kilissa f Ancient Greek
Means "woman from Cilicia", an ancient region in southeastern Asia Minor.

Kissa f Ganda (?)
Allegedly a Luganda name meaning "born after twins".

Kissa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of names such as Christina, Charissa or, more likely, Keziah (compare Keziah's diminutive Kizzie), influenced by the word kiss (or perhaps Finnish kissa "cat").... [more]

Klarissa f English (Rare), German, Afrikaans (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Clarissa.

Korissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Corissa.

Krissa f English (American)

Kurissa f English (American)
Variant of Karissa

Laissa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Laísa.

Larrissa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Larissa.

Lerissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Larissa.

Liissá f Sami
Sami form of Lisa.

Lorissa f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)

Louissa f English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Louisa.

Luissa f Obscure
Variant of Luisa or Luísa.

Luviissá f Sami
Sami form of Lovisa.

Lyrissa f English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Larissa or an elaborated form of Lyris.

Mailissa f Obscure
Variant of Melissa

Maïssa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic mâysan meaning "sparkling star".

Maissa f Provençal
Derived from Latin maxilla meaning "jaw". The initial Latin word underwent several changes (illa was removed leaving just max, the vowel a became ai, and finally, the x became ssa).

Malissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant spelling of Melissa.

Marlissa f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Marlisa (See also Marlis).

Marrissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marisa.

Masinissa m Berber, Northern African, History
Variant transcription of Massinissa.

Matissa f English (American, Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of the unisex name Matisse. Also compare Matessa.

Maurissa f English (Rare)
Allegedly a variant of Marissa influenced by Maurice.

Medissa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Meissa f Western African, Astronomy
Variant of Maïssa; from Arabic maḥīṣ meaning "shining, glittering". This is also the traditional name of Lambda Orionis, a star in the Orion constellation.

Mellissa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Menissa f Saint Lucian (?)
Possibly a variation of Melissa.

Merissa f American (Rare)

Mihr-un-Nissa f History
Original Classical Persian form of Meherunnesa. This name was borne by multiple royal women from the Mughal Empire‎: Mihr-un-Nissa or Mehr-un-Nissa (1577-1645), better known by her title Nur Jahan, the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir; her daughter Mihr-un-Nissa Begum (born c. 1605); as well as the Mughal princess Mihr-un-Nissa Begum (1661-1706), a daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb (who also had other daughters named Zeb-un-Nisa, Zinat-un-Nisa, Badr-un-Nisa and Zubdat-un-Nisa).

Milissa f English (Modern)
Variant of Melissa.

Milissa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Melissa.

Mirissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marissa and Mirisa.

Missa f English
Diminutive of Melissa.

Morissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marissa.

Mulissa f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Melissa reflecting certain dialects.

Mylissa f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Melissa.

Nakissa f Persian
Variant of Nakisa.

Narissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Nerissa.

Nelissa f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Ortissa f Medieval Basque (Latinized)
Medieval Basque feminine form of Orti, recorded in the 13th century.

Ossinissa m Guanche
Derived from Guanche *ussiniẓẓa, meaning "he who makes fair reasoning". This was the name of a king from the island of El Hierro in the mid-15th century.

Parissa f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پریسا (see Parisa).

Perissa f Arthurian Cycle
A character in "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser who lived with her two sisters, Elissa and Medina. Her hedonism stood in contrast to the asceticism of Elissa and the temperance of Medina.

Petrissa f German (Rare), Medieval German
This name started probably as a variant of Beatrice but was later understood as a feminine form to Peter/Petrus... [more]

Phoenissa f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Φοίνισσα (Phoinissa), the feminine form of Phoinix, as well as a proper noun meaning "Phoenicia" and a noun meaning "Phoenician woman"... [more]

Raïssa f French
French form of Raisa 1.

Raissà f Provençal
Provençal form of Raisa 1.

Redissa f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Rikissa f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Richiza.

Rissa f Yiddish
A Yiddish variant of Rebecca

Rissa f English
Diminutive of Clarissa, Marissa, and other names ending in -rissa.

Romaissa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رميصاء (see Rumaysa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Roumaissa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رميصاء (see Rumaysa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Roumeissa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic رميصاء (see Rumaysa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Sacharissa f Literature
Based on Latin sacharum "sugar". This name was invented by poet Edmund Waller (1606-1687), who used it as a nickname for Lady Dorothy Sidney, countess of Sunderland.

Saissa f Medieval Occitan

Sarissa f Dutch (Rare)
Elaboration of Sara.

Shalissa f English (Modern, Rare)

Sharissa f English
Variant of Charissa.

Sherissa f English

Sissa f Swedish, Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Originally an Old Norse diminutive of Sigþrúðr, this name is now a diminutive of Cecilia. As a Swedish name, it was traditionally found in Scania.

Taíssa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
(Brazilian) Portuguese spelling of Taissa.

Taïssa f Dutch (Rare), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch and French form of Taissa.

Taissa f Russian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Extremely rare Russian variant of Taisa as well as an anglicized form (or variant transcription) of the name.... [more]

Talissa f Low German (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Low German variant of Talisa.

Tanissa f German (Rare)

Tarissa f American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of the name Tara 1 with a name that ends in -issa, such as Clarissa and Marissa... [more]

Telissa f English (Canadian)

Thaissa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Thaisa.

Tissa f Somali
A gift from God

Tissa m Buddhism, Sinhalese
Pali form of Sanskrit तिष्य (tiṣya) meaning "auspicious, fortunate". This is the name of the twentieth of the twenty-seven buddhas preceding Siddhartha Gautama, as well as the name of a 3rd-century king of Sri Lanka.

Trissa f English (American, Rare)

Tyrissa f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek τυρός (tyros) meaning "cheese".

Ulissa f American (Hispanic)

Vasilissa f Russian
Variant of Vasilisa.

Vassilissa f Estonian, Italian
Estonian and Italian transcription of Russian Василиса (see Vasilisa).

Venissa f Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Venissa, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's 12th century Historia Regum Britanniae, was a daughter of the Roman Emperor Claudius, whom he gave in marriage to the British king Arvirargus once he had submitted to Rome.... [more]

Walissa f Obscure
An invented name, probably from the sounds of Wanda and Melissa.

Wassilissa f Folklore
German transcription of Vasilisa.... [more]

Wélissa f Brazilian (Rare)

Yulissa f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Julissa.

Zalissa f Western African

Zebunnissa f Urdu, Indian (Muslim), History
Means "beauty of women", from Persian zeb meaning "beauty" combined with Arabic nissa meaning "women". This name was borne by Zeb-un-Nissa (1638-1702), an Mughal princess who was also a poet.

Zeenat-un-nissa f Urdu, Indian (Muslim)
Alternate transcription of زینت النساء (Zinat un-Nisa)