Marissa ( name ) - wikipedia Marissa ( name ) Marissa Pronunciation / məˈrɪsə / Gender Female Origin Word / name Latin Meaning Of the Sea Other names Related names Marisa, Maris, Mary, Maria, Marie Marissa is a feminine given name typically used in western civilization. It is a variation of Maris, which is Latin for ' of the sea '. It can also be spelled Marrisa, Merissa or Marisa. Marissa also means `` little Mary '' referring to the Virgin Mary. Contents 1 People 2 Fictional characters 3 See also 4 References People Marissa Coleman ( born 1987 ), American Women 's National Basketball Association player Marissa Delgado ( born 1951 ), Filipino actress Marissa Irvin ( born 1980 ), American tennis player Marissa Jaret Winokur ( born 1973 ), American actress Marissa Mayer ( born 1975 ), American business executive, President and CEO of Yahoo Marissa Meyer ( born 1984 ), American novelist Marissa Mazzola - McMahon ( born 1973 ), American film producer Marissa Nadler ( born 1981 ), American singer - songwriter Marissa Ribisi ( born 1974 ), American actress Fictional characters Marissa Cooper, on the television series The O.C. Marissa Faireborn, from the Transformers series Marissa Tasker, from the soap opera All My Children See also Marisa ( given name ) Melissa ( sometimes pronounced as a homophone in other languages ) References Jump up ^ Find-Baby-Name.com Archived 2007 - 08 - 10 at the Wayback Machine. 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=Marissa_(name)&oldid=832689137 '' Categories : Given names English feminine given names Italian feminine given names Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Edit links This page was last edited on 27 March 2018, at 13 : 09. About Wikipedia

Question: what does the name marissa mean in french
Answer: 'of the sea'