Marissa (name)
Marissa is a feminine given name typically used in Western culture. 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.
People
- Marissa Alexander, American woman convicted of aggravated assault
- Marissa Anita, Indonesian journalist, actress, and television news presenter
- Marissa Aroy, Filipino-American director and producer
- Marissa Baks, Dutch professional racing cyclist
- Marissa Bode, American actress
- Marissa Brandt, Korean-American ice hockey player
- Marissa Bridge, American artist
- Marissa Callaghan, Northern Irish women's association football player
- Marissa Carpadios, Australian softball player
- Marissa Castelli, American retired pair skater
- Marissa Coleman, American WNBA player
- Marissa Delgado, Filipino actress
- Marissa DeVault, American woman who murdered her husband
- Marissa Diggs, American retired soccer player
- Marissa Dyan, American actress
- Marissa Everett, American retired soccer player
- Marissa Garrido, Mexican telenovela playwright and writer
- Marissa Gibson, Australian actress
- Marissa Giustina, American physicist
- Marissa Haque, Indonesian actress and politician
- Marissa Hermer, English contestant on Ladies of London
- Marissa Irvin, American tennis player
- Marissa Irwin, American model
- Marissa Jade, American contestant on Mob Wives
- Marissa Janning, American college basketball player
- Marissa Janssens, Canadian water polo player
- Marissa Jaret Winokur, American actress
- Marissa Jiménez, Puerto Rican politician
- Marissa Johnson, American civil rights activist
- Marissa King, English gymnast
- Marissa Kurtimah, Sierra Leone–Canadian track and field athlete
- Marissa Lenti, American voice actor, ADR director, and script writer
- Marissa Lingen, American short fiction writer
- Marissa Mayer, American business executive, President and CEO of Yahoo!
- Marissa Maurin, Chilean sailor
- Marissa Mercado-Andaya, Filipina politician
- Marissa Meyer, American novelist
- Marissa Mazzola-McMahon, American film producer
- Marissa Mishelle, American singer
- Marissa Mitchell, American candidate in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
- Marissa Moss, American children's book author
- Marissa Mulder, American singer and cabaret artist
- Marissa Nadler, American singer-songwriter
- Marissa Neitling, American actress
- Marissa Niroj, Thai former professional tennis player
- Marissa Oakley, American artistic gymnast
- Marissa Otten, Dutch former professional racing cyclist
- Marissa Papaconstantinou, Canadian Paralympic athlete
- Marissa Paternoster, American artist, singer, and guitarist
- Marissa Perry, American actress and singer
- Marissa Ponich, Canadian fencer
- Marissa Ribisi, American actress
- Marissa Roth, American photojournalist
- Marissa Sanchez, Filipino former professional tennis player
- Marissa Selvig, American candidate in the 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming
- Marissa Shen, Canadian murder victim
- Marissa Sheva, American NWSL player
- Marissa Stander Van der Merwe, South African retired professional road cyclist
- Marissa Steen, American professional golfer
- Marissa Stott, New Zealand actress
- Marissa Vosloo-Jacobs, South African stage actress
- Marissa Webb, Korean-born American fashion designer and executive
- Marissa Whitley, American former Miss Teen USA
- Marissa Yardley Clifford, British-American visual artist and writer
- Marissa Young, American softball coach
Fictional characters
- Queen Marissa, in the 2007 Canadian/US computer-animated film Barbie as the Island Princess, voiced by Kate Fisher
- Marissa Benson, in the US sitcom iCarly, played by Mary Scheer
- Marissa Clark, in the US fantasy comedy-drama TV series Early Edition, played by Shanesia Davis-Williams
- Marissa Cooper, in the US teen drama TV series The O.C., played by Mischa Barton
- Marissa Craddock, in the Australian police drama TV series Blue Heelers, played by Heidi Arena
- Marissa Electricidad/Ice Princess, in the 2005 US 3D superhero adventure film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, played by Sasha Pieterse
- Marissa Faireborn, main human protagonist in The Transformers series
- Marissa Moore, in the UK soap opera EastEnders, played by Finn Atkins
- Marissa Morgan, in the US legal drama TV series Bull, played by Geneva Carr
- Marissa D. Pineda-Zulyani/Marissa D. Pineda-Mansueto, in the 2020 Philippine drama series Ang sa Iyo ay Akin, played by Jodi Sta. Maria
- Marissa Schurr, in the US horror-thriller TV series Hannibal, played by Holly Deveaux
- Marissa Tasker, in the US TV soap opera All My Children, played by Brittany Allen and Sarah Glendening