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Melissa

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Meaning and origin
Melissa is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `Honey Bee`.

Where is it used?
The name Melissa is mainly used in English, Greek Mythology and in Ancient Greek.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Melisa (In English)
Melitta (In Ancient Greek and in English)

If it's too long people might use
In English: Lissa

See also
In English: Melita
In English: Missie (F)

What Melissa`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Melissa:
lots of nicknames
The worst thing about the name:
people always have problems spelling it
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
well my dad wanted to name me coral and my mom wanted to name me amanda. thank god i didn't get coral. lol
Extra information:
i love the nicknames but no one uses them. i've always liked lissa or lissy but no one uses either.
The best thing about the name Melissa:
It is a very feminine name.
The worst thing about the name:
very common.
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
my mom wanted to name me Maritza.
Extra information:
I often get confused for Michelle.
The best thing about the name Melissa:
I think it's pretty
The worst thing about the name:
Sometimes I think it's too common
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
I would like the name Leah or Lydia
Extra information:
The name Melissa is pretty, but look at other options and meanings, Honey Bee isn't that great of an option
The best thing about the name Melissa:
Having a somewhat original name.
The worst thing about the name:
Young kids not being able to say my name so I have about a million nicknames, becuse every child calls me something slightly different
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
It would have been Joy which is my middle name now.
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Melissa:
It's girly, nobody confuses Melissa as a boy name
The worst thing about the name:
TOO COMMON...I hate that I share a name with someone almost everywhere I go
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
I would be more happy. I like when ppl call me Miss short for Missy
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I just don't like being the same as everyone. I like being Unique.
The best thing about the name Melissa:
being named after the incredible song 'sweet melissa' by the allman brothers!!
The worst thing about the name:
i hate when people try to shorten it to mel.
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
perhaps i'd have a different personality.
Extra information:
In Greek mythology Melissa is the name of one of the nymphs who helped save Zeus from his father, Cronus. She hid him in the hills and fed him milk from Amalthea and honey. When Cronus discovered this, he turned her into a worm. After Zeus came into power, he changed her into a queen bee, not being able to change her from an insect form...so the name is probably pretty ancient which you wouldn't think it to be.
The best thing about the name Melissa:
Pretty name
The worst thing about the name:
Nickname Missy, ok w/ the nickname Mel although it can be boyish.
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
N/A
Extra information:
N/A
The best thing about the name Melissa:
Tons of nicknames.. friends and family get creative.. its flattering
The worst thing about the name:
Too many people are named melissa, I don't feel original
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
I'd be named something else :p
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The best thing about the name Melissa:
All the nicknames
The worst thing about the name:
All the nicknames -)
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
No but I do love my name
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The best thing about the name Melissa:
its fab very happy with it im now 25 and would never want another name it also means honey in a few countrys
The worst thing about the name:

If my name wasn`t Melissa....:

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The best thing about the name Melissa:
I think its a very soft, feminine name
The worst thing about the name:
sometimes I felt like it was a little prissy sounding
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
I guess not
Extra information:
I like my name, I've never disliked it-however Ive come to appreciate it with age:)
The best thing about the name Melissa:
I love my name. When I was little, my Dad gave me a mug with a little poem about the meaning of my name on it, which I have memorized. It's also fun to be called Missy or Miss by my hubby affectionately.
The worst thing about the name:
I can't stand being called MEL, it sounds too much like a boy. I always immediately correct people!
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
No..
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I love my name. Great choice Mom and Dad!
The best thing about the name Melissa:
LOVE MY NAME IT MEANS HONEY BEE SO I GOT CALLED QUEEN BEE AND MEL AND LIDDY AND SO ON
The worst thing about the name:
NOT MUCH KIDS COULD NEVER PICK ON ME
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
NO
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WELL MY NAME IS MELISSA JANE AND I LOVE THE TO JUST THE WAY THAY ARE
The best thing about the name Melissa:
My nicknames, many call me Lis, Lissa, Melis
The worst thing about the name:
Its so common, there are always so many people with my name no matter where I go. Its not very uncommon
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
I don't think so
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The best thing about the name Melissa:
I love that my name means Honey Bee!
The worst thing about the name:
It tend to be common.
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
No, I love my name.
Extra information:
Thank you mom for giving me this name!
The best thing about the name Melissa:
I have a million nick names!!
The worst thing about the name:
Nothing :)
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:

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The best thing about the name Melissa:
You can shorten it to Mel.
The worst thing about the name:
I just don't like the name.
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
Probably not.
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The best thing about the name Melissa:
It's common... and yet you don't run into too many Melissas... which is kinda weird
The worst thing about the name:
I don't really like it too much so I go by Missiy
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
maybe I wouldn't act the same who knows
Extra information:
I was named after one of my dad's ex-girlfriends... my mom and i didn't find that out until i was 9
The best thing about the name Melissa:
That it sounds neat and I like the meaning. I was always the only Melissa in shool.
The worst thing about the name:
People calling me Missy!!!
If my name wasn`t Melissa....:
I wouldn't be me!
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More `Melissa` links
Melissa as abbreviation
Actors named Melissa
Melissa in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Melissa

Melissa appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 137. In the last 128 years Melissa has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 17 times and reached the top-10 2 times. 1980 was a `top year` for the name Melissa. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #4. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	137
2006	117
2005	104
2004	99
2003	96
2002	80
2001	74
2000	71
1999	64
1998	59
1997	45
1996	42
1995	35
1994	31
1993	30
1992	24
1991	20
1990	20
1980	4
1970	7
1960	109
1950	240
1940	713
1930	987
1920	956
1910	614
1900	537
1890	390
1880	274