"Alyssa" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1978, Charlotte Vale Allen, Meet Me in Time, Island Nation Press LLC, published 1998, →ISBN, page 208:",
          "text": "And throughout most of his days and nights, daydreamed about Brady's mother, liking everything about her. Particularly her name. Alyssa. Over and over, her name whispered inside his head. Alyssa. Alyssa. Beautiful.",
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