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Meaning

The name Marisa has the following meaning:

Star of the sea. Derived from Maria.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Marisa is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 349 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Marisa fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 64 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 706 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Marisa in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Marisa is pronounced as muh-ree-suh

Origins

Marisa originates from the Italian language.
See other suggested Italian girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Marisa and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Marisa: Boys - Alfonso, Gianni, Salvador, Salvatore, Girls - Concetta, Both genders - Alma, Donna

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Marisa: Mareesa, Mareisa, Maresa, Marijse (Dutch), Marisha (Russian), Marissa, Marita (Spanish), Mariza, Marrisa, Marrissa, Marysa (Dutch), Maryse, Marysia, Maryssa, Merisa, Moreisa, Morisa, Morysa

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Marisa are: Mari, Missy

Style

We think the name Marisa should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Marisa to be: Charming and smart woman

In one word, you might describe Marisa as a(n) "charming" person.

See other "charming" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Marisa (or its variants) are:

Marisa Robles, born on 5 April, a famous harpists. Marisa Robles's background: One of the world's best-known harpists.

Marisa Pavan , born on 19 June, a famous actress. Marisa Pavan 's background: An Italian-born actress who first became famous as the twin sister to movie star Pier Angeli (Anna Maria Pierangeli) before achieving movie stardom on her own.

Marisa Ferretti Barth, born on 28 April, a famous politician. Marisa Ferretti Barth's background: A Canadian Senator.
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