Names Melissa

Melissa

Found 9 entry about "Melissa"

Gender

Female (Feminine | Girl)

Usage/Origins

Meaning

Honey bee or sweet as honey

Scripts(How to write)

Μέλισσα(Ancient Greek)
μέλισσα

Pronunciation

MEH-LEES-SA(Classical Greek)
muh-LIS-uh or muh-LEE-suh
mə-LIS-ə(English)

Popularity

Melissa was a very popular baby name in the United States from the 1960s through the 1980s, reaching its peak in 1978 when it was the 7th most popular girls' name. Its popularity has since declined, however, it still remains a moderately common name in many English-speaking countries.

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Melissa Name meanings & History

Honey bee or sweet as honey. Melissa is used as a given name for baby girls.

Zodiac Sign of Melissa: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Melissa:

M: Memory,Mother,Mommy,Mushy,Maternal,Memorabilia,Manipulative

E: Exaggerate,Enlighten,Expressive,Enliven,Environment,Entertain

L: Liaison,Lovely,Lover,Lazy,Luscious,Languid,Legal

I: Indulgence,Involved,Intimate

S: Sex,Social Standing,Success,Solidity,Status,Security,Sensuality

A: Ambitious,Aggressive,Assertive,Action,Argumentative,Angry

Melissa is:

a Classic name
a Formal name
a Natural name
a Refined name
a Wholesome name

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Melissa include Melissa McCarthy (actress), Melissa Etheridge (singer-songwriter), and Melissa Joan Hart (actress).

2.) MELISSA (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Derived from the Greek melissa (a bee). The 16th century Italian poet Ariosto used the name for the good fairy who protected Bradamante and helped Ruggero escape from Atlante upon the hippogriff in the poem Orlando Furioso. Short: Lissa, Mel. (MEH-LIS-AH)

3.) Melissa (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) a honey

Other Forms: Melisa, Melyssa, Melyssuh

4.) Melissa (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: Honey bee

Other Forms: Melisa, Melisah

5.) MELISSA (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: Derived from the Greek melissa (a honeybee), which is from meli (honey). Var: Meleta, Melisse, Melitta, Melleta, Mellisa. (MEH-LIS-SAH)

6.) Melissa (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) honey bee. See also Elissa,Lissa,Melisande,Millicent.

Other Forms: Malessa, Melesa, Melessa, Melessah, Melisa, Melise, Melisha, Melishia, Melisia, Melissa, Melissah, Melisse, Melissia, Meliza, Melizah, Milissa, Molissia, Mollissa

7.) MELISSA (Female)

Usage: Spanish

Meanings: A borrowing from the Greek, Melissa is directly derived from melissa (a bee). Var: Malisa, Malissa, Melisa, Meliza, Melizza, Milissa. (MAY-LEE-SAH)