Karissa-Mae as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Karissa-Mae

What is the meaning of the name Karissa-Mae ?

The baby name Karissa-Mae is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced kuh-RISS-uh-may (IPA: /kəˈrɪsə meɪ/).

Karissa-Mae is Roman in Origin.

Karissa-Mae blends a modern respelling with a vintage diminutive. Karissa is a contemporary form of Carissa/Charissa, a name popularized by Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene (1590) and ultimately rooted in Greek charis, “grace, kindness, favor.” The initial K reflects late‑20th‑century stylistic shifts influenced by Kara and Karina. Mae is a streamlined spelling of May - either the month name linked to the Roman goddess Maia - or a pet form of Mary or Margaret.

Use of the hyphen follows an Anglophone trend for double‑given names, especially in Britain and Australasia; in North America it often appears as Karissa Mae without the hyphen. Variants include Carissa‑Mae, Charissa‑Mae, Karisa‑Mae, and Karissa May/Mae. Nicknames range from Kari and Rissa to Mae or initials KM. The combined meaning is often interpreted as “grace” + “May/Maia,” suggesting “graceful springtime,” though alternative readings (“grace + beloved” or “grace + pearl”) arise if Mae is taken from Mary or Margaret.

⚙ Karissa-Mae turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.