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[Facts] Meaning of name Marissa
Can find nothing but pronunciation and origin (English) of name Marissa.
What does name mean?
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ClickMarissaAnd next time search. I'm not sure what you mean by English origin of Marissa. It's not an English name.
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Well to be fair she may have misunderstood the entry in BTN where it says usage EnglishMARISSA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: mah-RIS-ah [key]
Variant of MARISA

Paula

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Yah, I didn't see that.Thank you.
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Sea of Bitterness.That's the meaning I've found.
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KMF . . .This site contains the best-researched database of name meanings and origins in English on the web. I'm not trying to be mean, but did it occur to you to check that database before spouting off meanings on a board that is supposed to be for facts?
~Chrisell~ Proudly Australian www.archaeochrisell.blogspot.com

This message was edited 12/13/2006, 4:43 PM

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Yes.I assumed that this website would not be very useful when looking for meanings of Marissa because I thought that, if it was, the thread-starter would not have needed to make the thread, which is why I did not check this website. As for the meaning I stated, I found it on another naming site I visited and thought it might be helpful to contribute it.
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For future reference...1) Many first-time (or only-time) posters with questions don't bother to check the board's database. It may be that they link to the message board instead of the main page and don't think or know to search prior to posting a question.2) Most other name meaning sites are of questionable quality and contain some (or much) inaccurate information. BTN takes a scholarly approach to documenting name meanings. While BTN posters will sometimes engage in speculative conversation if no one knows of any etymological documentation, these discussions are typically based on Greek or Latin word roots, history, etc.
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Thank you.
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It's not correct.If you click Marissa, it will lead you to Maria, which is then a form of Mary. The meaning of Mary is hotly debated - and the consenus is that it most likely does not mean Sea of Bitterness.
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True, the meaning is hotly debated (see my comments for MIRIAM).
~~ Claire ~~
My ! are Alia, Eidel, Enola, Israel, Dudel, Yuri, Lina, Lorelei, Leilani, Owen, Julian, Glorinda, Mirinda
My ? are Hillel, Meshullam, Johnny, Ginny, Cordelia, Fiammetta, Yocheved
My ~ are Tehila, Tilda, Hailey, Gillian, Huldah
My / are Aglaia and July
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Please help as her cousins know the meanings of their names. She is 7 years old and is wondering why we
can't find the meaning of her name.
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