Meaning  The name Carissa has the following meaning: Brotherly Love. One of the three cardinal virtues alongside Faith and Hope, few actually know what the name most accurate means. Highly favoured among the Puritans in the 17th century.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Carissa is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 465 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Carissa fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 129 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 858 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Carissa in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Carissa and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Carissa: Boys - Adolfo, August, Aurelius, Sylvester, Girls - Carly, Cordelia, Both genders - Adria, Adrian, Amanda, Amy, Anthony, AntoniaVariants Style We think the name Carissa should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional girl namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Carissa to be: An angelic, caring and kind personIn one word, you might describe Carissa as a(n) " warm-hearted" person. See other "warm-hearted" names for girls. |
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Meaning of name Carissa
