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Лариса
“a lighthearted woman”
Лариса (Larísa) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian, Ukrainian, and Serbo-Croatian.
Russian and Serbo-Croatian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Larissa.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Лариса is Larisa written in Cyrillic. Larisa is a variant of Larissa. One Latin interpretation is “a lighthearted woman.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Лариса’s family of names
In Russian usage, Лариса has a diminutive in Ла́ра. In Ukrainian usage, Лариса has a conventional equivalent in the English form Larissa. In Russian usage, Лариса has a conventional equivalent in the English form Larisa.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Лариса has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
13 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Лариса
- Larisa LatyninaSoviet-Russian artistic gymnast and ballet dancer (born 1934)
- Larisa ShepitkoSoviet film director and screenwriter (1938—1979)
- Larisa Lazutinacross-country skierborn 1965
- Larisa NeilandLatvian tennis player (born 1966)
- Larisa DolinaRussian singer and actorborn 1955
- Larisa KorobeynikovaRussian fencerborn 1987
- Larisa GolubkinaSoviet and Russian actress (1940–2025)
- Larisa Petrikgymnastborn 1949
- Larisa Cerićjudoka from Bosnia and Herzegovinaborn 1991
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