# Elissa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈlɪs.ə/ · frequency rank #45,904

## Definitions
1. Dido, queen of Carthage.
2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔλῐσσᾰ (Élĭssă); probably from Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎𐤕 (ʾlʾst /⁠Elishat⁠/), 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎 (ʾlʾs /⁠Elisha⁠/).

## Easily confused with
- **Elsa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elissa-vs-elsa)
- **Eliza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elissa-vs-eliza)
- **Elias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elias-vs-elissa)
- **Elise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elise-vs-elissa)
- **Elisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elisa-vs-elissa)
- **Elisha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elisha-vs-elissa)
- **Alyssa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alyssa-vs-elissa)

## Common misspellings (5)
`eilssa`, `elisas`, `ellissa`, `elsisa`, `leissa`

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