Marisa Meaning and Origin
Marisa is a girl’s name of Spanish, Italian origin meaning “drop of the sea”. Marisa has been used as a given name since the early 20th century and has enjoyed moderate popularity in the United States, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s. It peaked in popularity in the late 1970s, when it was in the top 200 names for baby girls. The name has also been used in popular culture, such as the character Marisa Coulter in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy.
Names similar to Marisa:
- Marcella
- Livia
- Isabella
- Alessia
- Sabrina
- Camila
- Giovanna
- Adriana
- Renata
- Natalia
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