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Elissa

عليسةIn Arabic

Meaning
Dido, legendary founder and first queen of Carthage; probably Phoenician Elishat
About the name
In Greek and Roman legend Dido, also called Elissa, fled the tyranny at Tyre and founded Carthage in what is now Tunisia; as she is known only from Greek and Roman sources, her historicity is uncertain. Virgil's Aeneid tells her story. Arabic Wikipedia titles her article عليسة.
For
A girl
Origin
Greek, Other
Other spellings
Alissa, Elyssa

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Elissa is the Greek name of Dido, the legendary queen of Carthage. Wiktionary derives it 'probably' from Phoenician Elishat; no god's name is certain in it, so it stays permissible, with low confidence because the etymology is uncertain.

Confidence: low

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