Melissa

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Greek mythological name given to forest nymph that was turned into a bee when caught saving young Zeus from his father, Cronus. Stood out in the top 10 due to the premiere and success of the 1974 to 1983 "Little House on the Prairie" television series, starring Melissa Gilbert and Melissa Sue Anderson. Also influenced by singer and songwriter Melissa Manchester when her debut album was released in 1973. The name has many variations, but most trendy when spelled with "z", "ah", "y" or pronounced with the long "ee" sound. , A Honey Bee

Popularity: Girls Ranked #157 in 2010; See More Popularity Rankings
Origin: Greek
Gender: Unisex
Meaning Tags: Animal; + Add a Meaning Tag
Variations: Mel +; Melesio +; Messiah +; + Add a Variation
Alternative Spellings: Malissa +; Melessa +; Melisa +; Meliza +; Melizah +; Mellisa +; Melyssa +; + Add an Alternative
Nicknames: Lissa +; Mel +; Submitted by: lrdzmolina
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Mel Gibson +; Missy +; + Add a Nickname
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Famous Melissas: Melissa Etheridge (musician/singer); + Add a Famous Melissa
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Melissa is on other name lists
: Names of the 1970s; Names of the 1980s; Top 100 Girl Names of 2004

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luvleemomof3 wrote:

I love my Melissa Perry!

5/20/2012 10:05:08 AM Report Abuse

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