Given name & surname · Russian
Мелисса
“bee, honey”
Мелисса (Melíssa) is a feminine given name from Ancient Greek, meaning “bee, honey.” It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Melissa.
Meaning & origin
Мелисса’s family of names
In Russian usage, Мелисса has a conventional equivalent in the English form Melissa. In Russian usage, Мелисса can be written in the Roman alphabet as Melíssa. In Russian usage, Мелисса has a conventional equivalent in the French form Mélissa.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Мелисса has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Мелисса comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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