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What does Marisa mean?
Marisa 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced ma-REES-ah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Marisa is "star of the sea". Variant of Maria, Maris, or Marissa. Actresses Marisa Berenson, Marisa Tomei.
STARTS WITH Mari-
Variations
VARIANTS Mareesa, Mareisa, Maressa, Marysa, Marysia, Moreisa, Morisa, Morysa
OTHER FORMS VIA MARIA, MARIS, MARISSA Maree, Mariah▼, Marialisa, Maricia, Marie▼, Marietta▼, Marika, Marisabel, Marise, Marisha, Marissa▼, Marisse, Maritza▼, Mariza, Marja, Marris, Marrissa, Marya, Marys, Maryse, Maryssa, Mayra▼, Mayria, Meris, Merissa, Meryssa, Moriah, Morissa
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Marisa Janae (M.J.), ..
How popular is Marisa?
Marisa is a very prominent first name for women (#641 out of 4276, Top 15%) but an uncommon surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Marisa entered the list in 1950-1959 and reached its top position of #145 in the U.S. in the year 1994, but is not listed currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Maria (#116 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Mary (#126), Mariah (#217), Marie (#576), Marissa (#882), Moriah (#1189), Mayra (#1501), Maritza (#1682), Merissa, Maryssa, Maree, Marrissa, Marisha, Maris, Marika, Marietta and Risa are the prominent related forms of Marisa. Other forms, like Marys, are uncommon. These relations of Marisa were popular as birth names in the 1910s (ADOPTION OF 7.2%) and are now much less common (ADOPTION 0.5%, ▼94%), with forms like Mary going out of style.
Similar Names
Marisa▼ is pronounced similarly to Mauresa, Maurisa, Maurissa and Maurizia. Other recommended sound-alike names are Carisma, Carita, Cerisa, Clarisa▼, Daria, Farina, Karida, Karima, Karis, Karissa▼, Karrisa, Klarisa, Larissa▼, Madina, Maia▲, Maida, Maiga, Maisa, Maisy, Maiya, Majida, Malika▼, Malita, Manika, Marci▼, Marcie▼, Marcy▼, Marfa, Marg, Margey, Margisia (see Margaret), Margita, Margo, Mari, Mariel▼, Marien, Marijke, Marilla, Marinda, Marion▼, Mariposa, Marisela▼, Mariske, Marita, Marjey (see Margaret), Marji, Marjie, Marlea, Marlisha, Marliss, Marna, Marra, Marsia, Marta▼, Martita, Marvina, Matrina, Maurita, Mirka, Narcisa, Narissa, Paris, Parisa, Sarika, Sarissa, Sarita, Sharisa, Taresa, Tarina, Vanisa and Zarina. These names tend to be less commonly used than Marisa.
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