Clarissa

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa; see there for more. Popularized in English by Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel Clarissa. Doublet of Clarisse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kləˈɹɪsə/ Rhymes: -ɪsə === Proper noun === Clarissa A female given name from Latin or Italian. ==== Related terms ==== Clarice, Clarisse === Noun === Clarissa (plural Clarissas) (Catholicism) Synonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare. ==== Alternative forms ==== clarissa ==== Derived terms ==== Clarissan, Clarissian ==== Translations ==== == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian Clarissa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklarisa/ === Proper noun === Clarissa a female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Clarissa Clarissa Goenawan, b. 1988 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin Clarissa; see there for more. As a female name, popularized by English Clarice, Clarisse, etc. === Noun === Clarissa f (plural Clarisse) alternative letter-case form of clarissa: a member of the Order of Saint Clare === Proper noun === Clarissa f a female given name == Latin == === Etymology === From Clara +‎ -issa (“-ess”), from Old Italian Chiara Offreduccio, St. Clare of Assisi, the founder of the order, from Latin clarus (“clear, bright”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɫaˈrɪs.sa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [klaˈris.sa] === Noun === Clarissa f (Medieval Latin) alternative letter-case form of clarissa, a member of the Order of Saint Clare === Proper noun === Clarissa f (Medieval Latin) a female given name ==== Descendants ==== → English: Clarissa French: ClarisseEnglish: Clarisse, Clarice Italian: Clarissa