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

What is the meaning of the name Karissa-Marie ?

The baby name Karissa-Marie is a Female name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced kuh-RISS-uh muh-REE (IPA: /kəˈrɪsə məˈri/).

Karissa-Marie is Latin in Origin.

Karissa-Marie blends a modern English given name with a timeless Marian classic. Karissa is a K-spelling of Carissa/Charissa, a name shaped by Edmund Spenser’s character Charissa in The Faerie Queene (1590), itself built on Greek charis, “grace, kindness, favor.” The Karissa form gained currency in late-20th‑century America, alongside Kara/Karina, and reads contemporary while keeping the virtue-name sense of “grace.”

Marie is the French and international form of Mary, from Hebrew Miryam, whose debated roots yield meanings such as “beloved,” “wished‑for child,” or “sea/bitterness.” In Catholic Europe, Marie frequently appears as the second element of compound names (e.g., Anne‑Marie), a pattern echoed in English hyphenations like Karissa‑Marie. Taken together, the name suggests “graceful and beloved.” Variants include Carissa‑Marie, Charissa‑Marie, Karisa‑Marie, Karissa Marie (unhyphenated), Karissa‑Maree, Karissa‑Maria, and Karis‑Marie; nicknames may be Kari, Rissa, or Mimi.

⚙ Karissa-Marie turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. However you look at it, very few people share it.