Shalisa
Meaning of Shalisa
Shalisa is a lyrical blossom that dances off the tongue like a warm monsoon breeze, pronounced shuh-LEE-suh (/ʃəˈliːsə/) in English. She springs from a graceful fusion of old-world nobility—echoing the Germanic roots of Alice, meaning “noble”—and the Sanskrit shālī, “grain of prosperity,” weaving West and East into one sparkling tapestry. In the United States, Shalisa has always been a hidden gem: at her peak in the late 1970s she charmed about 20 newborns (hovering near rank 733) and since then has flitted shyly in and out of the top 900s, granting each new bearer a delicious dash of rarity. Imagine her as the heroine of a vibrant tale—drifting through Diwali lights, twirling in a chiffon sari, her laughter as bright as Bollywood song—and you’ll see why Shalisa feels both timeless and delightfully unexpected.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as shuh-LEE-suh (/ʃəˈliːsə/)
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