Melissa name - Meaning of Melissa
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 6
- Usage
- English, Dutch, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
- Pronounced
- mə-LIS-ə (English)
- Melissa Meaning
- Means "bee" in Greek. This was the name of a nymph that cared for young Zeus in Greek mythology. It is also the name of the fairy who helps Rogero escape from the witch Alcina in Ludovico Ariosto's poem 'Orlando Furioso' (1516). As an English given name, Melissa has been used since the 18th century. Melissa means "honey bee" in Greek. In Greek mythology, Melissa was a nymph. She discovered honey and taught people how to use it. Later on, bees received the name after her. Melissa was also used in Ariosto"s Orlando Furioso, as the name of a good witch. It has been used as an English name since the 18th century.
Melissa Related Names
Variants: Melyssa (English), Melitta (Ancient Greek), Melisa, Meliza, Missy, Melika
Diminutives: Lissa, Mel, Melina, Melinda, Mindy, Missie, Missy, Malinda, Melantha (English)
Other Languages: Mélissa (French), Melitta (German), Melika (Hawaiian), Melisa (Spanish)
Melissa Celebrities
Melissa Joan Hart - actress, Melissa Etheridge - musician, Melissa Gilbert - actress, Melissa Archer - actress, Melissa Chan - writer, Melissa Cleary - writer, Melissa Dye - musician, Melissa Fuller - writer, Melissa George - model, Melissa Graham - musician, Melissa Keller - model, Melissa McCarthy - actress, Melissa Rivers - actress, Melissa Sagemiller - actress,
