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Could someone please tell me the history of the name Alyssa (in Europe in particular) and something about the meaning of the name? Has Alyssa anything to do with Alissa?
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The alyssum flower's name literally means "kind of madder" in Latin. That meaning, in turn, derives from Greek a- "not, without" and lussa "rabies". Since rabies causes madness before causing death, the meaning could translate as "not insane".
Maybe you should go with the Alicia derivation. ;-)
Miranda
The alyssum flower's name literally means "kind of madder" in Latin. That meaning, in turn, derives from Greek a- "not, without" and lussa "rabies". Since rabies causes madness before causing death, the meaning could translate as "not insane".
Maybe you should go with the Alicia derivation. ;-)
Miranda
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