Alissa

American  

[uh-lis-uh] / əˈlɪs ə /

Also Alisa

noun

1. a first name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”

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Example Sentences

Ms. Mulvaney became a brand ambassador days after Alissa Gordon Heinerscheid, Bud Light’s vice president of marketing, said that she wanted the beer to stay away from the “fratty, kind of out-of-touch humor” it was known for.

From Washington Times

Alissa Quart: "Pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps" has become a well-known phrase that supposedly describes a requirement to get ahead and advance by your own steam.

From Salon

In Alissa Quart's new book Bootstrapped — Liberating Ourselves From the American Dream, the author argues that the ideology of American individualism guides us all, whether we are conscious of it or not.

From Salon

Soltan, who deftly channels the stressed-out Derya, also creates indelible portraits of people Mia meets in conflict zones, among them Alissa, the Syrian mother devastated by the death of her 5-year-old son and angry at Mia’s cool professionalism.

From Washington Post

In Alissa Quart's "Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream," the author of "Squeezed" and "Branded" explores the roots of our obsession with individualistic success; unpacks how it's helped give rise to everything from Trumpism, hustle culture and crowdfunding as ad hoc healthcare; and explains how the zeal for autonomy has undercut our humane impulse to interdependence.

From Salon