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Comments for MELISSA:
Along with meaning "bee", Melissa also is an Old World genus of mints (family Labiatae).-- DarciElila 6/28/2005
My impression is no impression at all! This name is the most LAME ever!-- Anonymous User 7/14/2005
Melissa is a very sweet name that belongs to kind girls. It's not nice to call names lame.-- Anonymous User 7/17/2005
I happen to like the name "Melissa" (It's my name, gosh darnit!). It sounds very soft, and rolls off the tongue easily. I usually pronounce it as "muh-LI-sah" or "MLIS-ah", depending on how fast I say it. I've always found it ironic that my name means honey bee and queen bee, but I am absolutely terrified of bees!-- nuthead12 7/22/2005
This name is also related to the Greek word for "honey" (HONEY bee). It is where the term Diabetes Mellitus comes from. In ancient days, doctors would taste the urine of the patients, and if the patients' urine tasted sweet, it was said he had that disease.-- Supermonasu 8/26/2005
This name is so common it's become boring.-- Anonymous User 9/3/2005
Melissa Joan Hart (a.k.a., Sabrina the Teenage Witch), bears this name.-- Tbird 9/7/2005
She has a cheerful countenance; she has a bewitching personality; she is strong-willed; she has a special touch to dry a tear; enterprising, affectionate, and loyal; she does her best when she is in nature; she is idealistic and imaginative in nature; she has an intense drive for success. My name as well is "Melissa". I also found out my name is the same as the actress, Melissa Gilbert, from little house on the prairie. To others the name may be plain but it is who I am and always will be in life. So I make the best of my name and bring honor to it as I live my life.-- Rosewolf 9/15/2005
"Knowing many, loving none,
Bearing sorrow havin' fun,
But back home he'll always run
To sweet Melissa... mmm..."
Melissa by The Allman Brothers Band. A great song, and I love this name because of it.-- Anonymous User 10/14/2005
I have a RPG character with this name, only I spell it 'Mellissa' with 2 l's. It is beautiful either way.-- Sori 11/22/2005
One of my enemies' name is that. I hate it, no offense.-- POLISHPRINCESS 12/13/2005
Melissa is an aromatherapy oil, made from lemon balm.-- wiswina 12/16/2005
Actress Melissa Gilbert, known for her character "Laura Ingalls Wilder" on "Little House on the Prairie".-- Charlie1977 12/22/2005
I was named Melissa after the actor who played Laura in 'Little House on the Prairie'. My dad used to watch the show every day at lunch.-- Melly89 12/23/2005
In my experience, women named Melissa are tickled to meet another woman with the same name - we get all excited n' stuff.
The name backwards ~ ASSILEM ~ sounds like asylum which means:
1) An institution for the care of ill people who require organized supervision or assistance
2) A place offering protection and safety; a shelter
3) A place, such as a church, formerly constituting an inviolable refuge for criminals or debtors
4) The protection afforded by a sanctuary
5) Protection and immunity from extradition granted by a government to a political refugee from another country
Melissa is a bee that gives us things so sweet ~ She has a sting to protect herself and loved ones from harm. She is an ingredient derived from nature, a song and a singer. She is a drop from the clouds above ~ a piece of Heaven Pie. Why in the world would someone want to call her Missy? (no offense to all the Missy's who love their name).-- assilem 12/28/2005
I noticed that a lot of the rude comments about the name Melissa were from anonymous people, apparently they are ashamed of their own name. Mine is Melisa, note that I only have one "s". This is my Great-Grandmother's name. Also in regards to those who think Melissa is over used and has become boring, apparently they haven't been around long. As a child I never knew another Melissa and now that I am an adult I only know two other people that have this name, but are spelled differently. One is Milissa and the other is Elisa (not pronounced as a long E, but just like Melissa). I like having a name that is not as common as some others. I could list them, but I am not that rude. :o)-- melisa1977 1/10/2006
Mel, the Latin for "honey" is also of interest, as the verb "to mellify" means "to steep in honey."-- DonnaGiovanni 1/15/2006
My name is Melissa, and I don't really like it. I prefer to be called Mel or Millie. Mine and my mum's name are twin names - Melissa means Bee in Greek and Deborah means similar in Hebrew.-- Melissa_14 2/5/2006
In keeping with wiswina's comment Melissa is a flower. I have a duvet cover of it and it's beautiful. I got it mainly because Melissa is my name, so that keeps with a comment made a few before me. In retaliation to 'unfair' comments about this name (everyone's entitled to an opinion) it depends on what part of the world you're from. There didn't seem to be many - if at all - Melissa's around when I was born (Feb' '82), however I have known Melissa'a older and younger. One of my best friends bears the same name and she was born April of the same year. We have known each other since we were 4-years-old. There were others - albeit not in the same year so it was odd for me because there were a lot of people with really 'common' names. I was told by a Turkish friend that Turkish people love this name. If you are from the States/Australia? this name may be seen ordinary, if anything too popular. I'm from England so it's different here (it's heard of just not, maybe, common/popular).-- Honeybee01 2/11/2006
Model Melissa McKnight is married to actor Matt LeBlanc from Friends and Joey.-- dani_08 3/5/2006
It is sweet but I've never really cared.-- lindamaree 3/8/2006
Famous bearer is Melissa George, movie actress.-- lindamaree 3/8/2006
I like the name Melissa. It's just it kind of turned me off ever since I met this girl named Melissa. But I think it's a great name and I shouldn't dislike the name because of one person. But the name rocks.-- amber monkey 3/16/2006
Melissa Chapman from "Animorphs".-- RedWolf7 3/28/2006
There has only been one book written about the name MELISSA.
"The Melissa Book: Etymology & Onomastics of the name; Melissa" ISBN 0646455575.
"The Melissa Book" looks at Melissa from every possible point of view: history, geography, food, wine, arts, acting, singing, dancing, products, flowers, streets and much more.
More information from www.melissa.net.au.-- melissabee 4/2/2006
Melissa is a very pretty, delicate name. The popularity of Melissa has dropped off.-- Anonymous User 4/25/2006
Before, I didn't really think the name Melissa very nice and attracting. To my eyes it was way too common. Until I met a Melissa, who is now my best friend. She is devoted, sweet and passinote in what she does. Her personality makes me think of the name Melissa. It is delicate but opposing, it is nice but harsh and it is tense but calm. I love the name Melissa.-- simple_plan_luver 4/28/2006
A famous bearer of this name is the singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge. for more info on Melissa check out her website. (www.melissaetheridge.com)-- sineadleigh 6/22/2006
There were three actresses named Melissa on the television show "Little House on the Prairie": Melissa Gilbert (Laura Ingalls Wilder), Melissa Sue Anderson (Mary Ingalls Kendall), & Melissa "Missy" Francis (Cassandra Cooper Ingalls).-- Diamante04 7/18/2006
Melissa Greene is a member of the Christian recording group, Avalon.-- Diamante04 10/11/2006
Melissa Anelli is the owner of the Harry Potter fansite, The Leaky Cauldron. This website is so fabulous, Melissa was chosen (along with Emerson Spartz, owner of Mugglenet) to go to J.K. Rowling's home on the day the sixth book in the series was released.-- Emmasj 10/19/2006
I love it, it is my name! I still think my name is pretty and I never ran into too many Melissa's growing up which was nice. I am called Mel, Lissa or Missy by close friends, but prefer Melissa.-- mom2evaalex 10/27/2006
My name is Melissa, and I prefer to go by Mel. I like my name, but I would rather have it be something more modern like Skye or Wynter. Overall though, I think that it's really pretty!-- mileystar 11/30/2006
The name Melissa has been ruined just like the name Angela. People with Italian ethnic backgrounds seem to be very fond of this name.-- Anonymous User 12/15/2006
'Melissa' is the name of the first opening song for the anime show Fullmetal Alchemist.-- DarkShizuka 12/16/2006
I think it's one of those 80's names like Amber or Tiffany or whatever, I mean, I don't know anybody under the age of 20 called Melissa. Sorry, Mel is still cute, but I prefer Melanie.-- bellaboo 12/26/2006
I'd rather spell it like Melisza or something. Missy is a cute nickname. All together - it's been around since the begining of sin but very cute.-- Cayla 12/27/2006
My mum thought she was being very original when she named me Melissa (in 1978) but actually she had been subliminally influenced by the various Melissas in the cast of Little House on the Prairie! I find this name rather too frilly, soppy and overly-girly for my own liking (I still think it doesn't suit me!), but I like "Bee" as a nickname. And the name "Honey" is getting popular now, which is sort of like Melissa (I don't like this - please don't name your child after a foodstuff!).-- Anonymous User 3/6/2007
Thanks for those links, I will have to check out that MelissaNet and that song--I've never heard it. Funny both my sister and I have songs, Cindy and Melissa. For someone who said they haven't seen someone born after the 80's with this name, I was born in 90 here ya go! I've known a girl named Melyssa, you can really spell her name backwards Assylem. My mom named me Melissa after her sister Melissa June and Raye after my dad's mom Rayetta Ann. I hate it sometimes, but I like it too, except for when I'm in trouble, that Muh-Liiiisssssss-Uuuuuuh is bad news. As of late 2004 a once friend called me Mel, and it stuck. I have known other Melissas, but they were mostly adults. So it isn't so common in a public setting for me very often, but I hate turning around when someone doesn't enunciate when they say "Hey Alyssa/Carissa/Clarissa/Larissa/Marissa!" It's frustrating--that's why I go by Mel most of the time. But otherwise I don't mind my name at all. Someone said on here that they are terrified of bees, I second that, although I've never been stung. But then again, being blind I don't like creepycrawlyflyingstinging things. I can be sweet, but I'll sting if I have to, and I'm definitely an overachiever, so I guess the name fits me well.-- a_lovers_charm 3/8/2007
As someone else mentioned, the song "Melissa" is the first opening for the anime "Fullmetal Alchemist." The band's name is Porno Graffiti, and title comes from the [translated] lyric "I want to become Melissa leaves dancing in midair."-- golden_eyes 3/24/2007
Such a pretty name. But now it's so common that it's no longer very distinctive.-- Anonymous User 4/23/2007
Melissa Ann Marie Fuller is the main character in The Boy Next Door by Meg Cabot.-- a_lovers_charm 4/24/2007
This name is very nice and pretty. Just be glad it is not THAT popular anymore as it once was. Don't let people call her Missy, though. Mel or Lissa are much nicer nicknames than Missy.-- CharlieRob 5/5/2007
This name is sometimes given to the nymph that hid the infant god Zeus from his father in Greek mythology. She fed him milk (from Amalthea) and honey and in gratitude Zeus changed Melissa into a honeybee.-- Morsa 6/4/2007
Fellow Melissa's, I found this website that lists Bible verses in association
with each name. The actual denotation of each name is generally nowhere near as accurate as BTN, but I thought the verse thing was cool. Verse for Melissa is Proverbs 3:17. See result by searching for Melissa at
http://www.homesteaddesigns.com/name_meaning_search.htm
or, for an easier translation of the Bible verse, search for Proverbs 3 on
http://www.biblegateway.com-- a_lovers_charm 7/19/2007
My cousin's name is Melissa, but we don't have a cutesy nickname for her. I think Melissa is too pretty to make up a nickname like Mel or Milly (no offense to anyone who goes by those nicknames). I just think Melissa rolls of the tongue much better.-- joanie2007 8/6/2007
I find this name to be ok. Which is good, since it's my name. I have found that people cannot spell it properly, even though it is spelled the standard, normal way (no offense to anyone who spells it differently). They always spell it with 2 l's and 1 s. I don't understand that, it's not like it's an overly complicated name.
Sadly, it is quite common in my neck of the woods. I was one of three Melissas in my graduating class of about 90 people. So, for the past 3-4 years, I've gone by Mel. When I was little, I was Missa. And anyone who tries to call me Missy will receive a swift kick in the shin.-- krioni 9/9/2007
My name is Melissa (my close friends call me Mel) and I've always been pleased with my name. My mom picked it out not only because of the way it sounds but also for the way it looks when written in cursive. She thought both were pretty, along with the meaning. I find that it really isn't all that common, as I've only known a couple Melissa's in my life and none of them spelled it the way I did. The most unique way I've seen it spelled is the way a child spells it at the school I work in: Melessa.-- honeybee3406 10/12/2007
First people I think of when I hear the name are all from the '70's-'80's classic show 'Little House on the Prairie': Melissa Sue Anderson as oldest daughter of Charles & Caroline Ingalls, Melissa Gilbert from as the middle daughter, Laura Ingalls (later Laura Ingalls Wilder), (later Mary Ingalls Kendall), and Melissa 'Missy' Francis, who played Cassandra for a relatively short time on the show. So many damn Melissas on that show! Although, I guess it was at the height of its popularity around then.-- Sarah Elizabeth 10/31/2007
Melissa Block is a famous bearer. She is a journalist and is inclded in the new book: In Their Shoes by Deborah Reber.-- Patricia Underwood 3/7/2008
I think Melissa is a very pretty name but I like it better spelled Mallissa, and Lissy is a cute nickname.-- tiff107 4/15/2008
This name is just too obvious. It's so flowery and pretty that it's too flowery and pretty. It's so sweet that it's sickeningly sweet. That's what I'm getting at. It's so flowery and pretty and sweet that it's sickening. It's just... obvious! And was too popular. And showed no imagination.-- queenv 5/1/2008
-Comes form Ancient greek Melitta.
-In Greek mythology Melissa is the name of a nymph that helped save Zeus from his father, Cronus. She hid him in the hills and fed him milk from Amalthea and honey. When Cronus discovered this, he turned her into a worm. After Zeus came into power, he changed her into a queen bee, not being able to change her from an insect form.
-There is a kind of plant called Melissa, (Melissa officinalis)commonly called lemon balm.
-A variation of the Name Melissa is Melissan.-- Melissan 5/14/2008
My mom named me Melissan as a variation of Melissa. Melissan Reid sounded like mystery to her. I love my name, the sound of it, the Greek mythology origin.-- Melissan 5/14/2008
Melissa Carlson is one of the fictional Carlson septuplets.
http://www.skygawker.com/septuplets/-- Patricia Underwood 6/5/2008
In the future I'm thinking of naming my baby girl this, it's very pretty and since my name is Vanessa we can have the last 3 letters the same.-- Anonymous User 7/18/2008
I like this name. I think it's sweet.-- KayeKiLa 9/14/2008
Melissa and Deborah would be good names for twins because of the meaning. As long as they're not allergic to bee stings.-- Hushpuppy 10/2/2008
Actor Paul Neumann and Joanne Woodward have a daghter Melissa Neumann-Elkind.-- Emilie007 10/4/2008
My niece is named Melissa. It's so pretty, I love it!-- ionshu 11/1/2008
A famous bearer is American singer-songwriter Melissa Manchester (born February 15, 1951). She's perhaps best known for her songs "You Should Hear How She Talks About You" (for which she won a Grammy Award) and "Don't Cry Out Loud."-- AndrewJKD 11/8/2008
Melissa is the middle name of Lily Owens in "The Secret Life of Bees", by Sue Monk Kidd. I normally am not fond of the name Melissa, but I really like it as a middle name with Lily. I think Lily Melissa just works really well. But that's only my opinion. :)-- Anonymous User 11/21/2008
My name is Melissa, I never used to like it, I used to get 'Smellissa' and 'Smelly Melly' jokes all the time, but now it doesn't bother me. As for those who say Melissa is an 80's name, I was born in the 90's and I know lots of Melissas my age and younger, so it goes to show that it's not just a name stuck in the 80s. :)-- Anonymous User 12/9/2008
Missy Higgins' full name is Melissa Morrison Higgins.
Melissa Brock is the lead vocalist of Christian alternative band Superchi[k].
Melissa Anne Fisher is the protagonist in Marilyn Reynolds' Baby Help.-- a_lovers_charm 1/31/2009
Jennifer "Jens" Melissa Tucker - main character in Goodbye, My Wishing Star by Vicki Grove.-- a_lovers_charm 1/31/2009
Melissa is my name and I'm grateful to have it. My parents named me after the song "Melissa" by the Allman Brothers. I have only met two other Melissa's that were my age. I like how it's popularity had died down, making the name more unique. For awhile, I hated the name because people would spell it backwards and call me Assilem. It was annoying, but I got used to it. My family usually calls me Missy or Miss. Missy was cute when I was little (I'm 17 now), but it's getting old now. I much prefer my full name.-- missymel 7/6/2009
Melissa "Missy" Scully is the name of Dana Scully's deceased sister on the TV show "The X Files".-- MandeePaige 7/7/2009
The ancient Athenians called Sophocles, the Greek tragic poet, Melissa because they so admired his poetry (a bee was an animal they held in high esteem).-- Athena Nike 7/13/2009
Comments for MÉLISSA:
This is the name of my best friend and I think it's a beautiful name.-- Foof 6/8/2007
This is my name, and I used to dislike it a lot. I found it was awfully childish. But now, I've grown on to liking it much more. It has a nice way of rolling of the tongue. You can either say MelissA or MelissAH, they both sound great (but not when you actually accentuate the H sound.)-- Melissaaa 5/26/2009
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