Alyssa
Alyssa is a feminine given name with multiple roots.
On the one hand, Alyssa is a form of the Old High German first name Adelheid and means "the beautiful".
On the other hand, the name, which is very popular in North America, is derived from the plant Alyssum (German: stone herb ). Alyssum comes from the Greek roots a- ("not") and lyssum (crazy). It used to be believed that the plant could heal skin diseases.
name day
February 5 , December 16 , June 11
Well-known namesake
- Alyssa Brugman (* 1974), Australian writer
- Alyssa Diaz (born 1985), American actress
- Alyssa Lagonia (* 1989), Italian-Canadian soccer player
- Alyssa Milano (born 1972), American actress
- Alyssa Naeher (* 1988), American soccer player
- Alyssa Nicole Pallett (born 1985), Canadian actress
- Alyssa Reid (* 1993), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Alyssa Shafer (* 1998), American actress