Melissa

    Origin:
  • Greek: Honeybee; a mythological Greek nymph who fed honey to the infant god Zeus and was later transformed into a bee
Alternate Spellings:
Melisa   •   Melise   •   Melisha   •   Melisse   •   Meliza   •   Mellisa
International Variations:
Melisande   •   Melisenda   •   Meliza
Nicknames:
Lissa   •   Lyssa   •   Missy
Famous Namesakes:
Singer Melissa Manchester, Singer Missy Elliott
Syllables:
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