Elissa (given name)
Elissa is a feminine given name. It is the root of Elizabeth. Its popularity also derives from its use as an alternate name for the legendary Queen Dido.
Closely related names include Alyssa, Elisa, and Eliza. Alternate spellings include Ellissa and Elyssa.
People
- Dido, first Queen of Carthage, in some sources is referred to as Elissa
- Elissa (singer), birth name Elissar Khoury, Lebanese singer known by the mononym Elissa
- Elissa Aalto, Finnish architect and author
- Elissa Alarie, Canadian rugby player
- Elissa P. Benedek, American clinical psychiatrist and professor
- Elissa Blount Moorhead, American artist and writer
- Elissa Cameron, New Zealand wildlife biologist
- Elissa Cunane, American basketball player
- Elissa Down, Australian filmmaker
- Ellie Downie, British gymnast, born Elissa Downie
- Elissa Minet Fuchs, American ballerina
- Elissa Hallem, American neurobiologist
- Elissa Landi, Italian actress
- Elissa Lansdell, Canadian television host
- Elissa Murphy, American software engineer and executive
- Elissa Mielke, Canadian singer and model
- Elissa L. Newport, American psycholinguist and professor
- Elissa Schappell, American writer
- Elissa Shevinsky, American executive and writer
- Elissa Silverman, American politician
- Elissa Slotkin, American senator
- Elissa Steamer, American professional skateboarder
- Elissa Wall, American writer
- Elissa Washuta, Native American writer