Baby Girl Name Of The Day.

Larissa.

Gender: Female

Pronunciation: LAH-RISS-AH

Meaning: 'Cheerful' and 'Light hearted'

Origin: Latin

The name Larissa is a female name meaning 'cheerful' and 'light hearted' this is a nice meaning. The name Larissa is a variant of Lara and has roots in the female name Hilary. The name Larissa is a very popular name in Russia. Larissa is also quite a popular name in the US where it ranks #1177 out of 4276. People name their daughter's Larissa see the name as being slightly uncommon and elegant. Also the name Larissa is an extremely feminine name and couldn't be used on a boy so this too adds to the positives of the name Larissa as the child with this name would never be thought of as a boy by someone who had only seen the child's name. Larissa is of Latin origin, Latin being an italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome, but after the Roman conquest Latin was spoken on many mediterranian islands, this gives the name Larissa a bit of a tropical twist with history behind the name also. The first recorded use of the name Larissa was in 1970 and it grew in popularity then fell drastically between 1997 and 2003 then it had a massive come back in 2004 but since then the popularity of the name Larissa has fallen over the past six years but still remains in the top 1000 names in the US.

Other variants of the name Larissa:

• Larisa
• Liricia
• Lirissa
• Lirisa
• Larysa
• Laryssa
• Lorissa

Similar names to Larissa:

• Lyris
• Loris
• Lyricia
• Lauricia
• Lyssa

Nicknames for the name Larissa:

• Lyssa
• Lissi
• Lari
• Lala

Middle names that go well with the name Larissa:

• Larissa Nicole
• Larissa Rose
• Larissa Grace
• Larissa Jane

Overall I think the name Larissa is beautiful and elegant and has a lot of history behind it, which adds valuble meaning to the name. I don't think the name Larissa is overly popular but I don't think it is 'too unique' either, which gives it balance and normality. I give the name Larissa a well deserved seven out of ten.