Overview
Alyssa is a girl's name rooted in Germanic. The name was popularized by the US in the 1990s and the 2000s. The name is traditionally understood to mean “a plant of the genus Alyssum”. It travels well — written natively in Hebrew, Japanese, Arabic and Russian, and more.
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Meaning
a plant of the genus Alyssum
Origin
Germanic
Alyssa in other languages
- Hebrewאליסה
- Japaneseアリッサ
- Arabicأليسا
- RussianАлисса
- GreekΑλύσσα
- Chinese阿莉莎
Numerology
5
The name Alyssa carries numerology number 5. (For entertainment.)