The name Melissa is usually given to a Girl.
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The origin of the name lies in Greek.
Melissa is pronounced as MahLIHSah
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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.
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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 | Girl's Baby Names | Bounty
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Meaning
From the element 'melita' meaning bee and 'meli' meaning 'honey'.
Meaning, origin and history of the name Melissa - Behind the Name
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Origin
English, Dutch, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Meaning
Means "bee"
In Greek.
In Greek mythology this was the name of a daughter of Procles, as well as an epithet of various Greek nymphs and priestesses. According to the early
Christian writer Lactantius [2] this was the name of the sister of the nymph
Amalthea, with whom she cared for the young
Zeus. Later it appears
In Ludovico Ariosto's 1532 poem
Orlando Furioso [3] belonging to the fairy who helps
Ruggiero escape from the witch
Alcina. As an
English given name,
Melissa has been used since the 18th century.
Pronunciation
/mə.ˈlɪs.ə/(English) /mé.lis.sa/(Classical Greek)