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Very beautiful name. Clear and crisp.
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Gorgeous and ages well.
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I think Larisa is a beautiful name. I love this spelling. It ages well and rolls off the tongue smoother than silk.
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English Pronunciations: lə-RIS-ə, lə-RI-sə, lə-REES-ə, lə-REE-sə.
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I prefer this to Larissa!
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I like this name much more than Larissa!
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It's a really nice and beautiful name that can age well on all women. I love Larisa!
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Larisa can derive as well from Ancient Greek λάριξ (lárix) meaning "larch" or from λάρος (láros) meaning "seagull; cormorant" or λαρός (larós) meaning "sweet; pleasing".
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Larisa's pet names are Lara and Lisa.
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I like even Larissa and Lara. It's so beautiful and elegant. It's such a lovely meaning. ❤❤.
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It's really nice.
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Also Croatian: https://actacroatica.com/en/name/Larisa/
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Also Slovene: https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larisa_(ime) [noted -ed]
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Larisa Kuklina – Russian skier.
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The "dark l" of Russian combined with the sharp "ee" makes this really appealing to me- "lah-RI-sa"
It sounds strong and feminine.
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It sounds strong and feminine.
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Larisa literally means Laughter in the Spanish language, and a seagull in Greek.
It is also the name of a historical city in accent Greece that refers to the word CITADEL (meaning listed below) Later this name was associated with myths and idol worship leaders, then later of a martyr saint.
A CITADEL is the core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a fortress, castle, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of "city" and thus means "little city", so called because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core.
Citadel
/ˈsɪtədəl; -ˌdɛl/
Noun
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A stronghold within or close to a city
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Any strongly fortified building or place of safety; refuge
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A specially strengthened part of the hull of a warship
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(often capital) the headquarters of the Salvation Army.
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It is also the name of a historical city in accent Greece that refers to the word CITADEL (meaning listed below) Later this name was associated with myths and idol worship leaders, then later of a martyr saint.
A CITADEL is the core fortified area of a town or city. It may be a fortress, castle, or fortified center. The term is a diminutive of "city" and thus means "little city", so called because it is a smaller part of the city of which it is the defensive core.
Citadel
/ˈsɪtədəl; -ˌdɛl/
Noun
1.
A stronghold within or close to a city
2.
Any strongly fortified building or place of safety; refuge
3.
A specially strengthened part of the hull of a warship
4.
(often capital) the headquarters of the Salvation Army.
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Larisa Oleyink is a famous bearer.
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Pronounced la-RIS-a.
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I really like this name, as long as it's not spelled "LaRisa". Why would you spell it that way anyway?
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Larisa Shepitko was a Soviet filmmaker and the wife of Soviet filmmaker Elem Klimov.
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The name Larisa is also commonly used in Georgia.
In Georgian, Larisa is written as: ლარისა.
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In Georgian, Larisa is written as: ლარისა.
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Oh what a beautiful name! Lara, Larissa, Larisa, it's all wonderful! Another child of mine will be named this. Lara, Lara, you fantastically named person, how delightful you are!
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Possibly originated from Latin larus for gull or in Russian: Чайка.
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Also used in Croatia. [noted -ed]
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Larisa is a Russian name given to me, meaning laughter. The short form I use is Rissa, it means laugh.
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Just to clarify, the information given by Rissarockz222 is 100% incorrect.
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A good name, nice history and not all that girly, just keep it spelled right. :)
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This name will always make me think of Larissa "Lara" Fyodrovna Antipova in Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak. Lovely name!
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I don't like -isa/-issa names in general, and like Karissa, Clarissa, Marissa, they are way to over the top girly.
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A famous bearer of the name is Larisa Oleynik, star of the show "The Secret World of Alex Mack" and the film "10 Things I Hate About You".
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LaRisa makes me think of Americans trying to pick a classy, French name and failing miserably. I'd expect her sisters to be Chardonnay and Heaven Leigh. So please people, keep it Larisa.
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I guess the impression one has of a name is strongly affected by the person you know who has that name. I only know one Larisa, and she is wonderful, so I think the name sounds great!
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I believe Larisa comes from the ancient Greek word "Larissa," which means "stronghold."
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Also a feminine name in Slovenia.
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It isn't a Slovene name, it's only used by parents who want to be fancy. However, poor children. It sounds too decorated!
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You`ve obviously been corrupted by your emotions too much to realize that this is a quite common name in Russian-speaking areas, and though they speak Slovene there, there does seem to be a Russian influence. So do your research before making such an attack.
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I associate the name with the Russian word "krysa" (rat). Sounds great; krysa-Larisa!
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One version of the origin is that Larisa derived from Latin word "larus" (seagull).
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I like Larisa, mostly because it's not as widely used as Melissa and Marisa, which are rather tired now.
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I especially like pronouncing it LURE-ee-seh.
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Larissa Fyoforovna (subsequently Antipova) was a leading character in Boris Pasternak's novel, Doctor Zhivago. She was called Lara as a diminutive.
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Larisa may also come from the Greek word for Seagull - ãëÜñïó.
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Make it funky and spell it LaRisa - I dislike the name.
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Larisa possibly means "seagul" (Greek "laris").
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