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Girl name Greek origin Christian tradition

Melissa

mə-LIS-ə · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Honey bee, from Greek melissa
Language
Greek
Culture
Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
nature · Greek
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#378
2024 births825
Peak year1979
First appeared1880
Total US births759,386
1979 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MelMissyLissa
Alternate spellings
MellisaMelisaMelyssa
In other languages
Melisa (Spanish)Mélissa (French)Melissza (Hungarian)

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Notable people named Melissa

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Melissa Etheridge (singer)
Melissa Gilbert (actress)
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