Gender: Feminine
Origin: Italian/Spanish
Eng (muh-RIS-sah); It/Sp (mah-REE-sah)

The name is an anglicized form of the Italian and Spanish Marisa. In Italy, Marisa its more common in the Southern parts as a contraction of Maria Rosaria. In Spanish-speaking countries, it is used as a contraction of Maria Luisa.

Currently, Marissa is the 203rd most popular female name in the United States, (2010).

Other forms include:

• Marissa (Dutch/English)
• Marijse (Dutch)
• Marise/Maryse (French)
• Marisa Мари́са (German/Italian/Portuguese/Russian/Slovene/Spanish)
• Marisella (Italian)
• Marisetta (Italian)
• Marisina (Italian)