Melissa▼ as a girls' name is pronouncedma-LISS-ah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Melissa is "bee; honey". Mythology: the name of a princess of Crete who was changed into a bee after she found out how to collect honey. The name was used since ancient Greece. Singer Melissa Manchester; actress Melissa Gilbert; dancerMolissa Fenley.

STARTS/ENDS WITHMel-,-sa

ASSOCIATED WITHgreek,bee,honey (beautiful),mythology,princess,ancient (old)

Variations

VARIANTSLisa▼,Malissa▼,Mallissa,Mel,Melesa,Melessa,Melicent,Melicia,Melisa▼,Melisande,Melise,Melisanda,Melisent,Melisha,Melisse,Melitta,Meliza,Mellicent,Mellie▼,Mellisa▼,Melly,Melosa,Milli,Millicent,Millie,Millisent,Millissent,Milly,Missie,Missy▼,Molissa

SEE ALSOLissa,Mischa

How popular is Melissa?

Melissa is a very popular first name for women (#30 out of 4276, Top 1%) and a slightly less popular last name for all people (#98770 out of 150436, Top 66%).(2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names areAlissa▼,Allissa,Arlissa,Belisse,Bellissa,Calissa,Celisse,Cerissa,Delisa,Delisha,Delissa,Delyssa,Denissa,Elissa,Ellissa,Felisa,Felisha▼,Feliss,Helisa,Ilissa,Illissa,Jalissa,Jelisa,Jelissa,Jolissa,Julissa▼,Kalissa,Lerissa,Malicia,Malika▼,Malisha,Marissa▼,Marlissa,Melia,Melida,Melina▲,Melinda▼,Meliora,Melita,Melitia,Mellicia,Mellisha,Merissa,Meryssa,Morissa,Nerissa,Telisa,Telisha andUlissa. These names tend to be less commonly used than Melissa.