Larissa

Meaning: Its source is hilaris, a Latin name meaning "Cheerful."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English, Greek, Russian, Serbian, Croatian and Bulgarian.

Alternative Spellings: Larisa, Larrisa, Larrissa, Laryssa, Laurisa and Laurissa

Variant Forms: Lara, Lareesa, Laresa, Laresha, Lariss, Larissas, Larissia, Laritza and Larizza

Popularity: The name Larissa ranked 500th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1177th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: This name may be derived from that of an ancient Greek city.

Sports

Larissa Latyinina
Soviet athlete.
- 1956 and 1960 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Individual All Around (see list of Gold Medalists in the Individual All-around)
- 1956 and 1968 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Floor Exercise and Horse Vault (see list of Gold Medalists in Individual Gymnastics Events)
Larissa Lazutina (born 1965)
Russian athlete.
- 1998 Olympic Nordic skiing gold medal winner for 5km Classical and 10km Pursuit (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Cross-country Skiing)
Larissa Petrik
Soviet athlete.
- 1968 Olympic gymnastics gold medal winner for Floor Exercise (see list of Gold Medalists in Individual Gymnastics Events)