Etymology

Elissa

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Today it means: Dido, queen of Carthage. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ἔλῐσσᾰ ← Phoenician 𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎𐤕
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  1. Phoenician · derived from𐤀𐤋𐤀𐤎𐤕
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἜλῐσσᾰ
  3. English todayElissa

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

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