Larissa ( grc, Λάρισα) a female given name of

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origin that is common in Eastern European nations of

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church heritage. It is derived either from Larissa, a

nymph A nymph ( grc, νύμφη, nýmphē, el, script=Latn, nímfi, label= Modern Greek; , ) in ancient Greek folklore is a minor female nature deity. Different from Greek goddesses, nymphs are generally regarded as personifications of nature, are ...

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who was a daughter of

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, or from the name of the ancient city of Larissa in

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which meant "citadel". The name was later borne by the Christian martyr of the fourth century Saint Larissa. The name is spelled Λάρισα in

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and Лариса in Cyrillic, and based on either may also be Latinised as Larisa. It is used in Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian and Latvian languages. In 2009, Larisa was the 21st most common name for girls born in Romania. A Russian short form is

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, made famous through Boris Pasternak's novel ''

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'' (1957).

People named Larissa/Larisa

* Saint Larissa (died c.375), early martyr venerated by the

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and

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churches * Larissa Behrendt (born 1969), Australian legal academic, writer, filmmaker and Indigenous rights advocate * Larisa Bergen (born 1949), Soviet Olympic volleyball player * Larisa Blazic (born 1970), British video installation artist and academic * Larissa Fiallo (born 1983), Miss Dominican Republic in the 2004 Miss Universe pageant *

Larissa França Larissa França Maestrini (born April 14, 1982) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil. She is the all-time leader of beach volleyball titles, with 57 FIVB career gold medals, including the 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships with Juliana ...

, Brazilian beach volleyball player *

Lara Giddings Larissa Tahireh "Lara" Giddings (born 14 November 1972) is a former Australian politician who was the 44th Premier of Tasmania from 24 January 2011 until 31 March 2014, the first woman to hold the position. Born in Goroka, Papua New Guinea, she ...

(born 1972), Australian politician * Larisa Gribaleva (born 1973), Belarusian singer, TV presenter and actress * Larisa Guzeyeva (born 1959), Soviet and Russian actress and television host * Larissa Iapichino (born 2002), Italian female long jumper *

Larisa Iordache Larisa Andreea Iordache (; born 19 June 1996) is a former Romanian artistic gymnast. She represented Romania at the 2012 Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal with the team, and at the 2020 Olympic Games. The Romanian press referred to Ior ...

(born 1996), Romanian artist gymnast *

Larissa Kalaus Larissa Kalaus (born 24 June 1996) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship. International honours *EHF European Cup: **''Winner'': 2 ...

(born 1996), Croatian handball player *

Larissa Kelly Larissa Kelly (born February 10, 1980) is an American multiple-time champion on the U.S. game show ''Jeopardy!'', currently resident in Richmond, California. She is a writer and academic. Biography Kelly grew up in Newton, Massachusetts and attend ...

(born 1980), American scholar and ''

Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given gene ...

'' winner * Larissa Lai (born 1967), Canadian writer, critic and professor *

Larisa Latynina Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (russian: link=yes, Лариса Семёновна Латынина, née Diriy, Дирий; born 27 December 1934) is a former Soviet artistic gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and ...

(born 1934), Russian-Ukrainian former Soviet gymnast * Larissa Adler Lomnitz (1932–2019), French-born Chilean-Mexican social anthropologist * Larissa Lowing (born 1973), Canadian artistic gymnast * Larissa de Macedo Machado, professionally known as Anitta, Brazilian singer *

Larisa Maksimova Larisa Lvovna Maksimova (russian: Лариса Львовна Максимова; born 1943) is a Russian mathematical logician known for her research in non-classical logic. Education and career Maksimova was born on November 5, 1943, in Kochenyo ...

(born 1943), Russian mathematical logician * Larissa Manoela (born 2000), Brazilian actress and singer * Larissa-Antonia Marolt (born 1992), Austrian fashion model * Larissa Meek (born 1978), American model and beauty queen * Larissa Mondrus (born 1943), German stage name of Soviet expatriate singer * Larisa Neiland (born 1966), Latvian tennis player *

Larisa Oleynik Larisa Romanovna Oleynik (; born June 7, 1981) is an American actress who became a teen idol in the 1990s. Born in Santa Clara and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, Oleynik began her career as a child actor, first appearing ...

(born 1981), American actress * Larisa Petrik (born 1949), Soviet gymnast * Larisa Ratushnaya (1921–1944), Hero of the Soviet Union *

Larissa Riquelme Larissa Mabel Riquelme Frutos (born 22 February 1985) is a Paraguayan model and actress. She is one of the highest-paid models in Paraguay. Biography A famous model and actress in Paraguay, Riquelme rose to international prominence during t ...

(born 1985), Paraguayan model and actress *

Larisa Shepitko Larisa Yefimovna Shepitko (, uk, Лариса Юхимівна Шепітько, translit=Larysa Yukhymivna Shepitko; 6 January 1938 – 2 July 1979) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and actress. She is considered one of the best fe ...

(1938–1979), Soviet film director *

Larisa Shoigu Larisa Kuzhugetovna Shoigu ( rus, Лариса Кужугетовна Шойгу; 21 January 1953 – 10 June 2021) was a Russian politician. She served as a Deputy of the State Duma for its 5th, 6th and 7th convocations, between 2007 and 2 ...

(1953–2021), Russian politician *

Larissa Tago Takeda is a Japanese voice actress from Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with I'm Enterprise. Early life Takeda's father is third-generation Japanese-Brazilian. Her maternal surname is Takeda, her paternal surname is Tago, her personal name ...

, Japanese-Brazilian voice actress. *

Larissa Tudor Larissa Feodorovna Tudor (died July 18, 1926) was the wife of Owen Frederick Morton Tudor, an officer of the 3rd The King's Own Hussars, 3rd (The King's Own) Hussars. Following her death, it was rumoured that she was in truth Grand Duchess Tatian ...

(died 1926), woman rumored to be Grand Duchess Tatiana of Russia * Larissa Volokhonsky, Russian-born translator * Larissa Werbicki (born 1996), Canadian rower

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