clarisse/kləˈriːs/EtymologyBorrowed from French Clarisse, from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa (“Poor Clare”); see there for more. Doublet of Clarissa and Clarice.clarisse means A female given name from French. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.nameA female given name from French.nounSynonym of Poor Clare: a nun of the Order of Saint Clare, sometimes particularly such a nun who followed the original rules of Saint Clare of Assisi.“Clara... withdrew herself... to the Church of St. Damian, and there gave beginning to the poor Maids, called from her name Clarisses...”