Melissa

Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, “honey bee”) (compare Melissa), which in turn comes from μέλι (méli, “honey”).

Melissa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – lemon balm.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Lamiaceae - family; Nepetoideae - subfamily; Mentheae - tribe; Salvinae - subtribe

• (genus): Melissa officinalis - type species; Melissa axillaris, Melissa bicornis, Melissa flava, Melissa yunnanensis - other species

• Melissa (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Melissa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Melissa (Lamiaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Melissa at USDA Plants database

From Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee, honey, honeybee”)

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

• (US) IPA^(key): /məˈlɪsə/
• Rhymes: -ɪsə

Melissa

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

• 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.

• Maisels, Salemis, aimless, mesails, samiels, seismal

Melissa

1. A female given name, cognate to Melissa.

Melissa

1. A female given name, cognate to Melissa.

Melissa f

1. A female given name, cognate to Melissa.

• limasse
• messali

From Latin Melissa, from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα (Mélissa), from μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.ˈli.sɐ/

Melissa f

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Melissa
2. (Greek mythology) Melissa (nymph who discovered and taught the use of honey)

Melissa c (genitive Melissas)

1. A female given name, cognate to Melissa.