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Re: meaning
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melissa means honeybee. Mel is the honey, lissa is the bee. Origin greek
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Honey and beeThe Greek word for "honey" is "meli", but I don't believe "lissa" means "bee". The Greek word for "bee" is "melissa/melitta" and it most probably means "honey-maker". This is at least, what my dictionary says.
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