# Alyssa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈlɪs.ə/ · frequency rank #23,165

## Definitions
1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the US in the 1990s and the 2000s.

## Etymology
A 20th-century invention, either derived from the flower alyssum; or from Alicia, of Germanic origin; or from Elissa.

## Easily confused with
- **Elissa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alyssa-vs-elissa)
- **abyss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abyss-vs-alyssa)
- **Alaska** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alaska-vs-alyssa)
- **Alisha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alisha-vs-alyssa)

## Common misspellings (7)
`allyssa`, `alsysa`, `alysa`, `alysas`, `alyyssa`, `aylssa`, `layssa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alyssa