Elissa

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Elissa

/əˈlɪs.ə/
/ɪˈ-/
/əˈli(ː)s.ə/

Sounds like Alissa, Alyssa (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -ɪsə

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

proper noun

Greek Dido, queen of Carthage.
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.

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name name of Queen Dido

Español	Elisa
Italiano	Elisa

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"Elissa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elissa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Elissa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elissa

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"Elissa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elissa.

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@misc{elissa_2026,
  title = {Elissa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elissa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}