Melissa

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Proper noun 3 German 3.1 Proper noun 4 Italian 4.1 Proper noun 5 Swedish 5.1 Proper noun

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[edit] Etymology

From the Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa), meaning "bee", "honey", "honeybee".

• In Ireland it is sometimes used as a feminine form of the Gaelic male name Maolíosa "servant of Jesus".

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• Rhymes: -ɪsə

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Wikipedia

Singular Melissa

Plural -

Melissa

1. (Greek mythology) Bee-nymph in Greek mythology.
2. A female given name. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century.

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• 1596 Edmund Spenser: The Faerie Queene. Book 6, Canto XII:

  And her owne handmayd, that Melissa hight

  Appointed to attend her dewly day and night

• 1841 Charles Dickens: The Old Curiosity Shop. Chapman and Hall 1841. page 123:

  Miss Melissa Wackles was the eldest daughter, Miss Sophy the next, and Miss Jane the youngest.

• 1959 Nicholas Blake: The Widow's Cruise. page 9:

  - - - by Mrs. Melissa Blaydon and Miss Ianthe Ambrose.

  "Well, they may be sisters," said Nigel. "Those elegant, classical Christian names suggest one father.

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Melissa

1. A female given name, cognate to Melissa.

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Melissa

1. A female given name, cognate to Melissa.

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Melissa f.

1. A female given name, cognate to Melissa.

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Melissa

1. A female given name, cognate to Melissa.