Given name · Belarusian
Ларыса
“sweet”
Ларыса (Larýsa) is a feminine given name. It is used in Belarusian.
BelarusianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Larysa.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ларыса is Larysa written in Cyrillic. Larysa possibly goes back to Latin Lārissa, meaning “sweet.”
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Where it comes from
Ларыса is Larysa written in Cyrillic. Larysa possibly comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Explained through its name family
Ларыса’s family of names
In Belarusian usage, Ларыса has a transliteration in LARYSA. In Belarusian usage, Ларыса can be written in the Roman alphabet as Larýsa. In Belarusian usage, Ларыса has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Лариса.
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Spellings & scripts 2
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ларыса
- Larysa HienijušBelarusian poet, writer and active participant of the national movement (1910–1983)
- Larysa VaronaBelarusian skier and rowerborn 1983
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