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Mélissa

“bee”

Mélissa is a feminine given name. It is used in French.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Mélissa goes back to Latin Melissa, meaning “bee.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Mélissa comes from Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Latin Melissa.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mélissa’s family of names

In French usage, Mélissa has a conventional equivalent in the English form Melissa. In French usage, Mélissa has a conventional equivalent in the Turkish form Melisa. In French usage, Mélissa has a conventional equivalent in the German form Melitta.

Walk Mélissa’s family in the name graph

MélissaΜέλισσαMelissaMelisaMellisaMelittaMélissandreМелисса梅利莎MélissandeเมลิสสาМелисаملیساメリッサMaolíosa멜리사梅麗莎Meljisa

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Around the world

Mélissa has relatives in 19 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

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14 related names in 19 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 16

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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People named Mélissa

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Similar names

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Latin

Mélia

Mélia is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in French.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Latin

Mentana

Mentana is a surname from Latin. It is used in Italian.

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Latin

Meleiro

“beekeeper”

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Ancient Greek

Melanippe

Melanippe is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in English and Latin.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Maryja

Maryja is a feminine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Polish.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Latin

Melaniusz

Melaniusz is a given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.

No U.S. birth series

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Latin

Maksencja

Maksencja is a given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.

No U.S. birth series

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Latin

Maiorca

“larger island”

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