First names in Hebrew

First name Marissa: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מרים

Gematria value: 290

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Marissa is written מרים

Marissa is a form derived from Maria, which comes from Miriam, מרים in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Marissa mean?

Meaning: a form of Maria, from the Hebrew Miriam (meaning debated)
Origin: Hebrew

Marissa and Marisa are English, Spanish and Italian forms derived from Maria, that is, Mary; Marisa is sometimes also a contraction of Maria Luisa. At the end of that chain stands Miriam, a Hebrew name of debated meaning. Some also link Marissa to the Latin maris, “of the sea”.

Gematria

Marissa = 290

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מרים has 4 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total290

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter final Mem

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Marissa, from מ to ם:

מִכׇּל־מִשְׁמָר נְצֹר לִבֶּךָ כִּי־מִמֶּנּוּ תּוֹצְאוֹת חַיִּים׃

“Above all that you guard, guard your heart, for from it flow the springs of life.”

Proverbs 4:23

The book of your first name

Marissa, in nine pages

• Marissa, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Marissa
• Marissa, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Marissa in three answers

How do you write Marissa in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Marissa is written מרים. Marissa is a form derived from Maria, which comes from Miriam, מרים in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Marissa?
Written מרים, Marissa is worth 290: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Marissa mean?
A form of Maria, from the Hebrew Miriam (meaning debated) (origin: Hebrew). Marissa and Marisa are English, Spanish and Italian forms derived from Maria, that is, Mary; Marisa is sometimes also a contraction of Maria Luisa. At the end of that chain stands Miriam, a Hebrew name of debated meaning. Some also link Marissa to the Latin maris, “of the sea”.