[Facts] Re: Meaning of Larissa
in reply to a message by Haven
We have here name Larisa and it really means sea-gull. I think Larissa is just the same
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Me fail English? That's unpossible! (c) Ralph Wiggum
Lena, future mum to Alexandra and Lev.
Maybe there also will be Emiliya, Max or Inna.
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Me fail English? That's unpossible! (c) Ralph Wiggum
Lena, future mum to Alexandra and Lev.
Maybe there also will be Emiliya, Max or Inna.
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Name: Larissa
Gender: (female)
Origin: American English
Meaning: Joyful
OR
Origin: Russian
Meaning: Cheerful One
OR
Larissa (lə-ris'-ə, IPA: [ləˈrɪsə], Greek ËÜñῑóá), or Neptune VII, is the fifth closest inner satellite of Neptune. It is named after Larissa, a lover of Poseidon (Neptune) in Greek mythology.
Gender: (female)
Origin: American English
Meaning: Joyful
OR
Origin: Russian
Meaning: Cheerful One
OR
Larissa (lə-ris'-ə, IPA: [ləˈrɪsə], Greek ËÜñῑóá), or Neptune VII, is the fifth closest inner satellite of Neptune. It is named after Larissa, a lover of Poseidon (Neptune) in Greek mythology.
Where did you get those meanings? Sources please.
'Baby Names Around The World' says that.
I also saw somewhere that said it was derived from 'hilaris', meaning cheerful. *Shrugs*
I also saw somewhere that said it was derived from 'hilaris', meaning cheerful. *Shrugs*