Elissa

Girl's given name

Elissa is a feminine given name, a variant of Elisa or Elizabeth.

In classical sources, Elissa was another name for Dido, the legendary founder and queen of Carthage.

The name remains uncommon but appears occasionally in English-speaking countries: Elissa was named after her great-grandmother.

Phoenician

Carthage

Phoenician colony that challenged Rome

  • TyreHistoric Phoenician maritime center
  • queenMost powerful chess piece
  • founderOne who begins something

Virgil · Aeneid · legend · exile · oxhide · Mediterranean · princess · Pygmalion · sacrifice · pyre

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feminine

Pertaining to women

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Lebanese

From a small Mediterranean nation

  • BeirutLebanon's capital city
  • ArabicSemitic language family member
  • popFizzy drink, regionally

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Opposites
gender of name

ElissaElias

Masculine given name, biblical

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Family

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