Clerissa \c-le-rissa, cler(is)-sa\ as a girl's name is a variant of Claire (Latin), Clarice (Latin) and Clarissa (Latin), and the meaning of Clerissa is "bright, famous".
The baby name Clerissa sounds like Clerisse and Clorissa. Other similar baby names are Carissa, Carrissa, Crissa, Klarissa, Clayrissa, Clarisse, Clarisa, Clairissa, Clerysse, Claressa, Clarrissa, Clarissia, Corrissa, Corissa and Lerissa.