Western numerology
Number 1 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Baby names
Girl name
Clarissa
"Clear; famous; shining and gentle; The Latinized form of the English Clarice, meaning famous Famous bearer: Samuel Richardson's 18th century novel 'Clarissa Harlowe'; Variant of Clarice: A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear also a variant of Claire or Clarice Bright"
Name profile
Clarissa at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Western numerology
- 1
- Indian numerology
- 7
- Characters
- 8
- Popular
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Number meaning for Clarissa
Indian numerology
Number 7 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Clarissa mean?
Clarissa is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Indian, English, Latin context. Its meaning is recorded as: Clear; famous; shining and gentle; The Latinized form of the English Clarice, meaning famous Famous bearer: Samuel Richardson's 18th century novel 'Clarissa Harlowe'; Variant of Clarice: A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear also a variant of Claire or Clarice Bright
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Names like Clarissa
Clare
Unisex
Indian
A variant of Clara St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century; Bright; Clear and Bright; Diminutive of Clarence: Clear; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
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Clarence
Boy
Indian
clear, bright; From the surname and place name Clare, meaning bright or clear Famous bearers: George, Duke of Clarence, brother of King Edward IV and King Richard III, who is traditionally believed to have drowned in Malmsey wine; 'Henry VI, Part 2' George Bevis 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' George, son of Richard Plantagenet and afterwards Duke of Clarence 'King Richard III', George, Duke of Clarence, brother to Edward IV; Name of a Place
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Larissa
Girl
Filipino
Cheerful; Cheerful Joyful A lover of Poseidon; cheerful one; Citadel; name of a city, mythical woman
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Clark
Boy
Indian
cleric, scholar; Derived from a surname meaning cleric or clerk Famous people: American actor Clark Gable; fictional character Clark Kent, alias Superman; Scholar; Surname
145 family views
Nerissa
Girl
Filipino
daughter of the sea; Expectant; nymph; Sea nymph Nerissa was a character in Shakespeare's play, 'The Merchant of Venice'
161 family views
Claud
Boy
Indian
From the French Claude, a variant of the Latin Claudium meaning lame Introduced into Scotland by the 6th century Hamilton family Famous person: British actor Claude Rains; From the Roman clan name Claudius, derived from the latin meaning lame F: Claudette, Claudia, Claudine; Lame
106 family views
Clayton
Boy
Indian
Clay-pit Site; Derived from a surname and place name, based on the Old English 'claeg' meaning clay and 'tun' meaning settlement Also, mortal; From the town on the clay bed; Place Name; Surname
186 family views
Melissa
Girl
Indian
A nymph; Bee; bee, honey; Germanic - Hard Worker; Greek - Honey; Honey Bee; Ind; Strong Work
104 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Clarissa
Clare
Unisex
Indian
A variant of Clara St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century; Bright; Clear and Bright; Diminutive of Clarence: Clear; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
194 family views
Clarence
Boy
Indian
clear, bright; From the surname and place name Clare, meaning bright or clear Famous bearers: George, Duke of Clarence, brother of King Edward IV and King Richard III, who is traditionally believed to have drowned in Malmsey wine; 'Henry VI, Part 2' George Bevis 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' George, son of Richard Plantagenet and afterwards Duke of Clarence 'King Richard III', George, Duke of Clarence, brother to Edward IV; Name of a Place
116 family views
Clark
Boy
Indian
cleric, scholar; Derived from a surname meaning cleric or clerk Famous people: American actor Clark Gable; fictional character Clark Kent, alias Superman; Scholar; Surname
145 family views
Claud
Boy
Indian
From the French Claude, a variant of the Latin Claudium meaning lame Introduced into Scotland by the 6th century Hamilton family Famous person: British actor Claude Rains; From the Roman clan name Claudius, derived from the latin meaning lame F: Claudette, Claudia, Claudine; Lame
106 family views
Clayton
Boy
Indian
Clay-pit Site; Derived from a surname and place name, based on the Old English 'claeg' meaning clay and 'tun' meaning settlement Also, mortal; From the town on the clay bed; Place Name; Surname
186 family views
Claire
Unisex
Indian
Bright; bright, shining, clear; Clear, bright A variant of the English Clara Famous bearer: British actress Claire Bloom; Famous; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
147 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Clarissa
Larissa
Girl
Filipino
Cheerful; Cheerful Joyful A lover of Poseidon; cheerful one; Citadel; name of a city, mythical woman
110 family views
Nerissa
Girl
Filipino
daughter of the sea; Expectant; nymph; Sea nymph Nerissa was a character in Shakespeare's play, 'The Merchant of Venice'
161 family views
Melissa
Girl
Indian
A nymph; Bee; bee, honey; Germanic - Hard Worker; Greek - Honey; Honey Bee; Ind; Strong Work
104 family views
Clare
Unisex
Indian
A variant of Clara St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns in the early 12th century; Bright; Clear and Bright; Diminutive of Clarence: Clear; Variant of Clara: From the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'clarus' meaning bright or clear Also distinguished Famous bearer: Twelfth century St Clare (or Clara) of Assisi founded the Poor Clares order of nuns
194 family views
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