Alyssa

== English == === Etymology === A 20th-century invention. Possible origins: From alyss(um) (“a plant of the genus Alyssum”) +‎ -a. From Alicia, of Germanic origin. From Elissa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈlɪs.ə/ Rhymes: -ɪsə Homophones: Alissa, Elissa === Proper noun === Alyssa A female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s.