Damaryssa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Damaryssa

What is the meaning of the name Damaryssa ?

The baby name Damaryssa is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced da-MAR-iss-uh (IPA: /dəˈmærɪsə/).

Damaryssa is English, Spanish in Origin.

Damaryssa is a modern blended feminine given name that fuses the biblical Greek Damaris with Marissa/Maris elements, drawing on Greek and Latin roots. Damaris derives from Greek damalis "young heifer, calf," a term associated with gentleness; it appears in the New Testament (Acts 17:34) and later saw use among English Puritans and in Spanish-speaking communities. Marissa is a 20th-century elaboration related to Maria and Latin maris "of the sea," while the -yssa ending echoes classical -issa feminine forms.

In contemporary usage, Damaryssa is rare, cropping up in late-20th and 21st-century birth records in the Americas as a creative elaboration or an honor-name for Damaris. Variants and near-forms include Damarissa, Damarysa, Damaryza, and the cognate Damarys. As a blended coinage, its meaning is often read by parents as "gentle" + "of the sea," yielding an evocative "gentle sea," though the name’s significance is stylistic and personal rather than historically fixed.

⚙ Nothing for Damaryssa shows up in the birth registries or name datasets we track. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. Either way, it's a name very few children share.