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Alyssa

/əˈlɪs.ə/

Alyssa proper noun: a female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s.

Proper noun

Alyssa

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s.
    • The leading lady's name is Alyssa Aldine - I think Aldine sounds like nice people; I suppose because the Aldine editions of books are so famous.1916, Marion Ames Taggart, Hollyhock House: A Story for Girls, Doubleday, Page & co., page 40
    • And throughout most of his days and nights, daydreamed about Brady's mother, liking everything about her. Particularly her name. Alyssa. Over and over, her name whispered inside his head. Alyssa. Alyssa. Beautiful.1978, Charlotte Vale Allen, Meet Me in Time, Island Nation Press LLC, published 1998, →ISBN, page 208

Origin of Alyssa

A 20th-century invention. Possible origins: * From alyss(um) (“a plant of the genus Alyssum”) + -a. * From Alicia, of Germanic origin. * From Elissa.

Words that rhyme with Alyssa

Questions about Alyssa

What does Alyssa mean?
Alyssa means a female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s.
What part of speech is Alyssa?
Alyssa is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Alyssa?
Alyssa is pronounced /əˈlɪs.ə/.

Words near Alyssa in the dictionary

  1. Alyshia
  2. Alysmond
  3. alysoid
  4. alysoids
  5. Alyson
  6. Alyssa
  7. alyssonoside
  8. alyssum
  9. alyssums
  10. alytarch
  11. alytarches

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