70%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. MIS-ee [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Diminutive of MELISSA. This is also a slang term meaning "young woman". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsLissa, Mel, Melina, Melinda, Missie, MelanthaOther Languages & CulturesMelissa, Melitta(Ancient Greek) Melisa(Bosnian) Melissa(Dutch) Mélissa(French) Melitta(German) Melissa(Greek Mythology) Melika(Hawaiian) Melissza, Melinda(Hungarian) Melisa(Spanish) Melis, Melisa(Turkish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #875 in 1980 United States People think this name isRate·Details youthful informal common natural wholesome delicate refined comedic Categories A Song of Ice and Fire characters, animals, athletes, Big Bang Theory characters, currently out of the US top 1000, dancers, diminutives, insects, musicians, nature, Nintendo characters, singers, song titles, The Legend of Zelda characters, y vowels Entry updated July 2, 2017
