Name:
Melissa
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
Greek
Meaning:
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.
Pronunciation:
mə-LIS-ə
The Five Elements:
Fire
Also Spelled Like...:
Melika
Melisa
Melitta
Meliza
Melyssa
Missy
Famous Melissa:
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