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Elissa is one of the ten storytellers in Giovanni Boccaccio's "Decameron". The author wanted her name to come from literature.
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Pretty. Much better than Alyssa.
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Elissa Cassidy is the main protagonist in the 2012 American psychological thriller film House at the End of the Street. Her character is portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence.
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Elegant.
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I've been told that the name Elissa means 'warrior-woman' in Punic/Phoenician, but I have no idea whether this is true.
The same person also told me about a Punic myth about Dido/Elissa in which her city of Carthage was besieged by Aeneas and shortly before he managed to enter the city and the tower in which she was hiding she committed suicide to prevent being raped by him. Supposedly Vergil knew of this version of the myth also, but it didn't fit the heroic character of his version of Aeneas, so he changed it to a love story, having Dido/Elissa commit suicide over Aeneas leaving her. Again, I also have no idea whether this is true.
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The same person also told me about a Punic myth about Dido/Elissa in which her city of Carthage was besieged by Aeneas and shortly before he managed to enter the city and the tower in which she was hiding she committed suicide to prevent being raped by him. Supposedly Vergil knew of this version of the myth also, but it didn't fit the heroic character of his version of Aeneas, so he changed it to a love story, having Dido/Elissa commit suicide over Aeneas leaving her. Again, I also have no idea whether this is true.
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It's very pretty, but still far too close to the boring Alyssa for my taste.
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"Elissa" is the name of a song by The Cruxshadows, on their Dreamcypher album. The name's description mentions that Elissa was Dido's other name, and there is also a song called "Dido's Reply" on the same album.
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Very pretty name. I pronounce it eh-LIS-uh.
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Elissa is a popular singer from Lebanon.
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Elissa and Becca are two sisters who form The Sonflowerz music group. Look them up!
I think this is an absolutely gorgeous name.
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I think this is an absolutely gorgeous name.
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I love this! I like any form of the name Alyssa.
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I recently met a girl named Elissa, and she pronounced it ee-LIS-uh. I think it's quite pretty.
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Elissa Landi (born Elisabeth Marie Christine Kühnelt) was an Italian-born actress who appeared in Hollywood films in the 1920s and '30s (e.g., The Sign of the Cross, After the Thin Man).
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Meaning: God's girl.
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Could be a short form of Elizabeth.
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A million times prettier than Dido in my opinion, and very rare.
In fact, the only time I've heard it used was in "The Phantom of the Opera", when it's the name of the lead female role of the opera-within-the-musical "Hannibal". It's Elissa (played by Christine) who sings "Think of Me" at the begining of the show.
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In fact, the only time I've heard it used was in "The Phantom of the Opera", when it's the name of the lead female role of the opera-within-the-musical "Hannibal". It's Elissa (played by Christine) who sings "Think of Me" at the begining of the show.
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My parents named my sister Elissa by just dropping the "M" off of Melissa.
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