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.
Pronunciation  The name Marisa is pronounced as muh-ree-suh Origins  Related names 
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, MorysaNicknames  Common nicknames for the name Marisa are: Mari, Missy
Style 
We think the name Marisa should fall under the following style category: Ladylike. See other Ladylike girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Marisa to be: Charming and smart womanIn one word, you might describe Marisa as a(n) " charming" person. See other "charming" names for girls.
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