Larissa (name)

Larissa (Ancient Greek: Λάρισα) is a female given name of Greek origin that is common in Eastern European nations of Orthodox church heritage. It is derived either from Larissa, a nymph in Greek mythology who was a daughter of Pelasgus, or from the name of the ancient city of Larissa in Greece which meant "citadel".^[1] The name was later borne by the Christian martyr of the fourth century Saint Larissa. The name is spelled Λάρισα in modern Greek and Лариса in Cyrillic, and based on either may also be Latinised as Larisa. It is used in Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian and Latvian languages.^[2] In 2009, Larisa was the 21st most common name for girls born in Romania.^[3] A Russian short form is Lara, made famous through Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago (1957).^[2]

People named Larissa/Larisa[]

Saint Larissa (died c.375), early martyr venerated by the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches
Larisa Bergen (born 1949), Soviet Olympic volleyball player
Larisa Blazic (born 1970), video installation artist and academic
Larissa Fiallo (born 1983), Miss Dominican Republic in the 2004 Miss Universe pageant
Larissa França, Brazilian beach volleyball player
Lara Giddings (born 1972), Australian politician
Larisa Gribaleva (born 1973), Belarusian singer, TV presenter and actress
Larisa Guzeyeva (born 1959), Soviet and Russian actress and television host
Larissa Iapichino (born 2002), Italian female long jumper
Larisa Iordache (born 1996), Romanian artist gymnast
Larissa Kalaus (born 1996), Croatian handball player
Larissa Kelly (born 1980), American scholar and Jeopardy! winner
Larissa Lai (born 1967), Canadian writer, critic and professor
Larisa Latynina (born 1934), Russian-Ukrainian former Soviet gymnast
Larissa Adler Lomnitz (1932–2019), French-born Chilean-Mexican social anthropologist, researcher, professor, and academic
Larissa Lowing (born 1973), Canadian artistic gymnast
Larisa Maksimova (born 1943), Russian mathematical logician
Larissa Manoela (born 2000), Brazilian actress and singer
Larissa-Antonia Marolt (born 1992), Austrian fashion model
Larissa Meek (born 1978), American model and former beauty queen
Larissa Mondrus (born 1943), German stage name of Soviet expatriate singer
Larisa Neiland (born 1966), Latvian tennis player
Larisa Oleynik (born 1981), American actress
Larisa Petrik (born 1949), Soviet gymnast
Larisa Ratushnaya (1921–1944), Hero of the Soviet Union
Larissa Riquelme (born 1985), Paraguayan model and actress
Larisa Shepitko (1938–1979), Soviet film director
Larissa Tudor (died 1926), woman rumored to be Grand Duchess Tatiana of Russia
Larissa Volokhonsky, Russian-born translator
Larissa Werbicki (born 1996), Canadian rower

Notes[]

^ Λάρισα, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Behind the Name: Larisa". behindthename.com.
^ http://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/romania/2009

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[1] Λάρισα, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus

[BTN-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Behind the Name: Larisa". behindthename.com.

[3] ttp://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/romania/2009

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