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English
Proper noun
Larisa
- Alternative spelling of Larissa (the city in Greece)
- A female given name from Ancient Greek, a less common spelling of Larissa.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λᾱ́ρισσα (Lā́rissa).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lārīsa f sg (genitive Lārīsae); first declension
- Larissa
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From Russian Лари́са (Larísa).
Proper noun
Larisa f
- a female given name
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Лари́са (Larísa).
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Larisa was the only given name of 7946 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
Lithuanian
Proper noun
Larisa f
- a female given name