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Conference oass::babynames

Title:A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
Notice:BABYNAMES is now on-line and writable! Enjoy...
Moderator:OASS::BURDEN_D
Created:Tue Feb 13 1996
Last Modified:Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:996
Total number of notes:7139

310.0. "Clarissa" by SCOMAN::IRZA () Tue Oct 04 1988 05:02

    
       I never heard of this name until recently in a movie, but it
    
    really appeals to me.  Does it have any special meaning?
    
       Dave.
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310.1It's obviousCAMONE::MAZURTue Oct 11 1988 13:163
              WHAT ??    You don't know what it means ?  
              It should be 'clear as a' bell. ;-)
               
310.2APEHUB::STHILAIREyou don't move meThu Jan 05 1989 15:218
    Re .0, if you've never heard of Clarissa before, I guess you've
    never read any Gothic romance novels?  :-) It's sort of a popular name
    in that type of book.
    
    I think it's pretty, though.
    
    Lorna
    
310.3I know I've seen this before !ACESPS::LEHANEThu Jan 26 1989 15:287
    When I saw Clarissa I knew I had seen it before.
    
    I have....it is my Cabbage Patch's dolls name.
    
    Clarissa Cynthie
    
    It was a gift when they were all the rage.
310.4Well-Traveled NameATLAST::ANDERSONGive me a U, give me a T...Mon Feb 13 1989 21:4912
	It took a little detective work, but here's the lowdown on
	Clarissa (according to Dumnkling and Gosling):

	o  Clarissa -- latinized form of Clarice

	o  Clarice -- Italian dimunitive of Clare

	o  Clare -- from Latin Clara

	o  Clara -- Latin for "bright, shinig, clear"

		-- Cliff