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Elissa

/əˈlɪs.ə/

Elissa proper noun: dido, queen of Carthage.

Proper noun

Elissa

  1. (Greek) Dido, queen of Carthage.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Wednesday called for “action, not words” from Democrats, criticizing the approach of some in the progressive wing of the party.2025 March 19, Alison Main, “Michigan Democrat says she ‘can’t just be an activist’ and calls on party to act”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Mar 2025

Origin of Elissa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔλῐσσᾰ (Élĭssă); probably from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎𐤕 (ʾlʾst /⁠Elishat⁠/), 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎 (ʾlʾs /⁠Elisha⁠/).

Words that rhyme with Elissa

Questions about Elissa

What does Elissa mean?
Elissa means dido, queen of Carthage.
What part of speech is Elissa?
Elissa is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Elissa?
Elissa is pronounced /əˈlɪs.ə/.

Words near Elissa in the dictionary

  1. Elisons
  2. elisor
  3. elisors
  4. elispot
  5. elispots
  6. Elissa
  7. Elista
  8. elistic
  9. elitarian
  10. elitarianism
  11. elitarians

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