name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Latin or Italian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Clarissa
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/kləˈɹɪsə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪsə
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CMU ARPABET: K L ER0 IH1 S AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Poor Clare
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of Clarissa: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa; see there for more. Popularized in English by Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel Clarissa. Doublet of Clarisse.
Borrowed from Italian clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa; see there for more. Doublet of Clarisse, Clare, and Clarist.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: Clarisse — female given name
- Italian: Clarissa — female given name
- Latin: Clarissa — female given name
- Marathi: क्लारिसा (klārisā) — female given name
- Polish: Klarysa — female given name
Real reading context