Melissa
[məˈlɪsə]Meaning
from greek μέλισσα (mélissa), "bee", from μέλι (meli), "honey"
Background Story
Melissa is a feminine given name, used in English since the 18th century and also in Albanian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, French, German, Hawaiian, Hungarian, Spanish and Turkish. Variant forms include Malissa, Melesa, Melessa, Meliza, Mellisa, Melosa, Molissa, Mellissa, Melisa, Malisa, Mallissa, Mallisa, Milisa and Milissa. In Greek mythology it was the name of a daughter of Procles and an epithet of various nymphs and priestesses.
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