Clarissah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Clarissah

What is the meaning of the name Clarissah ?

The baby name Clarissah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /kləˈrɪsə/ — "kluh-RISS-uh".

Clarissah is English, Latin in Origin.

Clarissah is a contemporary respelling of Clarissa, a name ultimately rooted in the Latin clarus, "bright, clear, famous." It travelled through medieval Romance forms such as Clara, Clarice, and Clarisse, benefiting from the cult of St. Clare of Assisi and the spread of her order, the Poor Clares. The -ah ending is an ornamental analog to forms like Hannah or Norah, without changing pronunciation.

In English, Clarissa gained prominence in the 18th century via Samuel Richardson’s novel Clarissa and remained familiar through literary echoes like Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway. International relatives include Clarisa (Spanish), Clarisse (French), Clarice (English/French), Clara and Claire, Chiara (Italian), and Klarissa (German/Scandinavian/Slavic). Diminutives and nicknames range from Clary/Clarie and Risa/Rissa to Issa. Clarissah keeps the same luminous meaning while offering a distinctive, modern look; its usage is rare but intelligible across languages due to the strong Clar root.

⚙ We have no record of Clarissah in any national birth registry or name dataset. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.