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) Melinda, Melissza(Hungarian) Melisa(Spanish) Melis, Melisa(Turkish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #875 in 1980 United States People think this name isRate·Details youthful informal natural wholesome refined Categories A Song of Ice and Fire characters, animals, Big Bang Theory characters, Big Mouth characters, Bluey characters, currently out of the US top 1000, dancers, diminutives, insects, Mare of Easttown characters, nature, Nintendo characters, song titles, The Legend of Zelda characters, y vowels Entry updated July 2, 2017
