"Blend of Jo and Lissa"
The name Jolissa is commonly a female name from the "American" origin.
Jolissa is a modern American formation, first recorded in United States birth data in 1979. Its form joins the Jo- opening found in names such as Joanne and Jolene with the -lissa ending of Melissa and Alissa. No earlier use in a documented language has been identified.
The pronunciation of Jolissa is joh-LISS-uh.
