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Larissa

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• Pronounced： [ lə-RIS-ə (English) ]
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• Usage：English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Variant of LARISA. It has been commonly used as an English given name only since the 20th century. In 1991 this name was given to one of the moons of Neptune, in honour of the mythological character.

LARISA   female   Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Latvian, Greek Mythology Possibly derived from the name of the ancient city of Larisa in Thessaly, which meant "citadel". In Greek legends, the nymph Larisa was either a daughter or mother of Pelasgus, the ancestor of the mythical Pelasgians. This name was later borne by a 4th-century Greek martyr who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Church. The name (of the city, nymph and saint) is commonly Latinized as Larissa, with a double s.