Definition
A feminine given name of Latin origin meaning 'bright' or 'clear.' Also refers to a member of the Order of Poor Ladies, a Franciscan religious order.
Etymology
Derived from Latin 'clarus' meaning 'clear, bright, famous.' The name became popular through Saint Clare of Assisi (Italian: Chiara, French: Claire, English: Clarisse), the 13th-century founder of the Poor Clares order. The religious connection helped spread various forms of this name throughout Christian Europe.
Kelly Says
The name Clarisse gained literary fame through Ray Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451,' where Clarisse McClellan serves as the catalyst who awakens the protagonist's curiosity about books and learning. Interestingly, Saint Clare is the patron saint of television and telecommunications because she reportedly had visions of religious services when too ill to attend them physically!
Translations
CACatalà
Clarissa
kluh-REE-sah
CSČeština
Klarisa
KLAH-ree-sah
DADansk
Klarissa
KLAH-ree-sah
DEDeutsch
Klarissa
KLAH-ree-sah
ELΕλληνικά
Κλαρίσα
klarísa
ESEspañol
Clarisa
kluh-REE-sah
FISuomi
Klarissa
KLAH-ree-sah
FRFrançais
Clarisse
kluh-REE-s
HAHA
Klarissa
kluh-REE-sah
HUMagyar
Klarissza
KLAH-ree-tsah
IDBahasa Indonesia
Klarissa
kluh-REE-sah
IGIG
Klarissa
kluh-REE-sah
ITItaliano
Clarissa
kluh-REE-sah
KKKK
Кларисса
klah-REE-sah
KO한국어
클라리스
keul-la-ri-seu
MSBahasa Melayu
Klarissa
kluh-REE-sah
MYမြန်မာ
ကလာရစ်
ka.lā.rac
NLNederlands
Clarissa
KLAH-ree-sah
NONorsk
Klarissa
KLAH-ree-sah
PLPolski
Klarisa
KLAH-ree-sah
PTPortuguês
Clarisse
kluh-REE-s
RORomână
Clarisa
kluh-REE-sah
RUРусский
Кларисса
klah-REE-sah
SVSvenska
Klarissa
KLAH-ree-sah
SWKiswahili
Klarissa
kluh-REE-sah
TLTL
Klarissa
kluh-REE-sah
TRTürkçe
Klaris
kluh-REES
UKУкраїнська
Клариса
klah-REE-sah
VITiếng Việt
Clarisse
kluh-REE-s
YOYO
Klarissa
kluh-REE-sah
ZUZU
iKlarissa
ee-kluh-REE-sah