Clarisse (given name)
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GenderFemale
Word/nameLatin, Italian, Portuguese
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin, Italian, Portuguese |
| Meaning | clear, bright, famous |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Clara, Clarisse, Clarice, Clare, Clair |
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Clarisse is a female given name borrowed from French, derived from the Italian and Latin name Clarissa, originally denoting a nun of the Roman Catholic Order of St. Clare. It is a combination of St. Clare of Assisi's Latin name Clara (originally meaning "clear" and "bright") and the suffix -issa, equivalent to -ess. Clarice is an anglicization of Clarisse and there are numerous cognate names, including Clara, Clare, and Claire. Notable people and characters with the name include:
- Clarisse Agbegnenou (born 1992), French judoka
- Clarisse Albrecht (born 1978), French musical artist
- Clarisse Bader (1840–1902), French writer
- Clarisse Coignet (1823–1918), French moral philosopher, educator, and historian
- Clarisse Cruz (born 1978), Portuguese runner
- Clarisse Crémer (born 1989), French offshore sailor
- Clarisse Doris Hellman (1910–1973), American historian of science
- Clarisse Garcia (basketball) (born 1984), American basketball coach
- Clarisse Herrenschmidt (born 1946), French archaeologist and linguist
- Clarisse Imaniriho, Rwandan politician
- Clarisse Iribagiza (born 1988), Rwandan computer scientist
- Clarisse Le Bihan (born 1994), French professional footballer
- Clarisse Leite (1917–2003), Brazilian composer, pianist and music educator
- Clarisse Loxton Peacock (died 2004), Hungarian-born artist later styled Lady Dunnett
- Clarisse Machanguana (born 1984), Mozambican basketball player and philanthropist
- Clarisse Midroy (1820–1870), French actress
- Clarisse Moh (born 1986), French middle-distance runner
- Clarisse Rasoarizay (born 1971), Malagasy long-distance runner
- Clarisse Ratsifandrihamanana (1926–1987), Malagasy writer
- Clarisse de Souza, Brazilian professor of human–computer interaction
- Clarisse Tremblay (1951–1999), Canadian journalist and poet
- Clarisse Vigoureux (1789–1865), French Fourierist journalist and writer
- Clarisse Yeung (born 1986), Hong Kong politician
