9-515: Clarissa may refer to: Clarissa (given name) , a female given name Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady , a novel by Samuel Richardson Clarissa (film) , a 1941 German film Clarissa (TV series) , a British television drama series based on Richardson's novel Clarissa, Minnesota , a small city in the United States 302 Clarissa , an asteroid Clarissa , an opera based on
18-627: A 1997 novel by Ian McEwan Clarissa Saunders in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington , a 1939 film See also [ edit ] Clarissa (disambiguation) Poor Clares , nuns of the Order of St Clare, also called the Clarissas or Clarisses Claire (given name) Clara (given name) Clare (given name) Clarice References [ edit ] ^ Bruggeman, David. "Clarissa," WikiName - All About Names Archived 2009-08-13 at
27-767: A Free Will Baptist minister Clarissa Davis (born 1967), American coach and women's basketball hall-of-famer Clarissa Dickson Wright (1947–2014), English celebrity chef Clarissa F. Dye (1832–1921), Civil War nurse from Philadelphia Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon (1920–2021) Clarissa Pinkola Estés (born 1945), American writer and Jungian psychoanalyst Clarissa Caldwell Lathrop (1847–1892), American social reformer, autobiographer Clarissa Kaye (1931–1994), Australian stage, film and television actress Clarissa Ward (born 1980), British-American television journalist Clarissa Stadler (born 1966), Austrian journalist, moderator and writer Fictional characters [ edit ] Clarissa Explains It All ,
36-724: A children's TV show in the 1990s Clarissa Dalloway in Mrs Dalloway , a 1925 novel by Virginia Woolf Clarissa "Clary" Fray in The Mortal Instruments novel series Clarissa Harlowe , the heroine of Samuel Richardson's 1748 tragic epistolary novel Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady Clarissa Hailsham-Brown in Spider's Web , a 1954 play by Agatha Christie Clarissa Mellon in Enduring Love ,
45-530: Is a female given name borrowed from Latin , Italian , and Portuguese , originally denoting a nun of the Roman Catholic Order of St. Clare . It is a combination of St. Clare of Assisi 's Latin name Clara (originally meaning "clear" and "bright") and the suffix -issa , equivalent to -ess . Clarice is an anglicization of Clarisse , the French form of the same name. Clarisa
54-652: Is the Spanish form of the name, and Klárisza the Hungarian . The given names Clara , Clare , and Claire are all cognates, as are the surnames Sinclair and St. Clair . Notable people [ edit ] Clara Barton (Clarissa Harlowe Barton, 1821–1912), American humanitarian who founded the American Red Cross Clarissa Britain (1816–1895), American inventor Clarissa Danforth (1792-1855), first woman ordained as
63-818: The Wayback Machine ^ Norman, Tessa (July 2003). A World of Baby Names . New York: Perigree. p. 126 . ISBN 0-399-52894-6 . [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clarissa_(given_name)&oldid=1259934204 " Categories : Given names English feminine given names Feminine given names English-language feminine given names Hidden categories: Webarchive template wayback links Articles with short description Short description
72-543: The Richardson novel by Robin Holloway Clarissa , an unfinished novel by Stefan Zweig Clarissa , a genus of sawflies in the family Pergidae See also [ edit ] Clarisse (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Clarissa . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
81-834: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Clarissa&oldid=1259941746 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Clarissa (given name) Clarissa Gender Female Origin Word/name Latin, Italian, Portuguese Meaning clear , bright , famous Other names Related names Clara , Clarisse , Clarice , Clare , Clair , Sinclair , St. Clair [REDACTED] Clarissa Garotinho , Brazilian politician and journalist, born 1982 Clarissa
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