Meaning  The name Elyssa has the following meaning: A truthful and morally strong person. The name soared to popularity since the mid 1800's due to the success of the Lewis Caroll novel, Alice in Wonderland.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Elyssa is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 892 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Elyssa remained at the same ranking of 1000. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Elyssa in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Elyssa and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Elyssa: Boys - Wilbur, Girls - Adelia, Adelle, Berdie, Deloise, Harriett, Henriette, Herminia, Karla, Theda, Willa, Both genders - JocelynVariants The name Elyssa is a variant of Alice. Other popular variants of the name Alice are: Aili (Scottish), Alecia, Alehsa, Alesia, Alessa, Ali (Nickname), Alica (Hungarian), Alice (German), Alicea, Alicia (Spanish), Alika, Alikah, Alisa, Alise, Alishah, Alishay, Alishya, Alisia (Polish), Alisse, Alissya, Aliz (Polish), Alli (Nickname), Allie, Allisanne, Allison (English), Allisun, Ally, Allyce, Allys, Alyce, Alysa, Alyse, Alysha, Alysia, Alyson (English), Alyssa, Alyssaya, Alysse, Alyssia, Elissa, Elsa, Elyse, Elyssa, Illysa, Illyssa, Ilysa, Licha (Spanish) Style We think the name Elyssa 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 Elyssa to be: A dreamy person who is young at heart, kind, and gentleIn one word, you might describe Elyssa as a(n) " dreamy" person. See other "dreamy" names for girls. |
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Meaning of name Elyssa
