Elissa is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Hebrew name Elisheba, which also is the root of Elizabeth Closely related names include Alyssa, Elisa, and Eliza. Other spellings include Ellissa and Elyssa.

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* Dido, first Queen of Carthage, in some sources is referred to as Elissa * Elissa (singer) (born 1971), birth name Elissar Khoury, Lebanese singer known by the mononym Elissa *

Elissa Aalto Elissa Aalto (born Elsa Kaisa Mäkiniemi, 22 November 1922 – 12 April 1994) was a Finnish architect.Virtanen, Berit: "Obituary: Elissa Aalto", in ''The Independent'', 23 April 1994 Life Elsa Mäkiniemi graduated in architecture from the Helsink ...

(1922–1994), Finnish architect and author *

Elissa Alarie Elissa Alarie (born 31 January 1986) is a Canadian rugby union player. She represented at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. Rugby career Sevens career In 2013, she was included in the Canada's sevens teams to the 2013 Hong Kong Sevens and ...

(born 1986), Canadian rugby player *

Elissa P. Benedek Elissa Panush Benedek (born September 28, 1936) is an American psychiatrist specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry and forensic psychiatry. She is an adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical Center. ...

(born 1936), American clinical psychiatrist and professor * Elissa Blount Moorhead, American artist and writer * Elissa Cameron, New Zealand wildlife biologist * Elissa Cunane (born 2000), American basketball player * Elissa Down, Australian filmmaker * Ellie Downie (born 1999), British gymnast, born Elissa Downie *

Elissa Hallem Elissa A. Hallem is an American neurobiologist. She won a 2012 MacArthur Fellowship. Life Elissa Hallem was born in Santa Monica, California in 1977. In 8th grade she enrolled in a summer program run by the Johns Hopkins University Center for T ...

, American neurobiologist * Elissa Landi (1904–1948), Italian actress * Elissa Lansdell, Canadian television host * Elissa Murphy, American software engineer and executive * Elissa McCracken, American beauty pageant competitor * Elissa Mielke, Canadian singer and model *

Elissa L. Newport Elissa Lee Newport is a Professor of Neurology and Director of the Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery at Georgetown University. She specializes in language acquisition and developmental psycholinguistics, focusing on the relationship bet ...

, American psycholinguist and professor *

Elissa Schappell Elissa Schappell is an American novelist, short-story writer, editor and essayist. She was a co-founder and editor of the literary magazine ''Tin House''. Writing career Schappell graduated from New York University with an MFA in creative writin ...

, American writer * Elissa Shevinsky, American executive and writer * Elissa Silverman (born 1973), American politician * Elissa Steamer (born 1975), American professional skateboarder * Elissa Wall (born 1986), American writer *

Elissa Washuta Elissa Washuta is a Native American author from the Cowlitz people of Washington State. She has written two memoirs about her young adulthood, ''Starvation Mode: a Memoir of Food, Consumption and Control'' and ''My Body is a Book of Rules'', about ...

, American Indian writer

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{{given name, Elissa Feminine given names Given names of Hebrew language origin

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