Definition
A female given name, historically notable as the protagonist of Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel 'Clarissa.'
Etymology
From Latin 'clarus' meaning 'clear or bright,' with the feminine suffix '-issa.' The literary character made the name famous in English-speaking countries.
Kelly Says
Samuel Richardson's 'Clarissa' was one of the first psychological novels ever written, and reading it required people to develop 'emotional literacy'—Richardson invented a new way of thinking about characters' inner lives that changed literature forever.
Translations
ARالعربية
كلاريسا
kla-ree-sa
BNবাংলা
ক্লারিসা
kla-ree-sa
CACatalà
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
CSČeština
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
DADansk
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
DEDeutsch
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
ELΕλληνικά
Κλαρίσα
kla-ree-sa
ESEspañol
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
FAفارسی
klarissa
kla-ree-sa
FISuomi
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
FRFrançais
Clarisse
kla-rees
HEעברית
קלריסה
kla-ree-sa
HIहिन्दी
क्लैरिसा
kla-ree-sa
HUMagyar
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
IDBahasa Indonesia
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
ITItaliano
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
MSBahasa Melayu
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
MYမြန်မာ
ကလာရစ်ဆာ
kla-ree-sa
NLNederlands
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
NONorsk
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
PLPolski
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
PTPortuguês
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
RORomână
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
RUРусский
Кларисса
kla-ri-ssa
SVSvenska
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
SWKiswahili
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
TAதமிழ்
கிளாரிசா
ki-la-ree-sa
TEతెలుగు
క్లారిసా
kla-ree-sa
THไทย
เคลาริสซา
khlǎ-ree-sa
TRTürkçe
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa
UKУкраїнська
Кларисса
kla-ri-ssa
URاردو
کلا ریسا
kla-ree-sa
VITiếng Việt
Clarissa
kla-ree-sa