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Name	Melissa
Meaning	(a Nymph)
Origin/Culture	British
Gender	Female
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Melissa Name also appears in following Origin(s): Gaelic More Details..

Melissa also appears in following countries/origins/languages: American, Australian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Swiss

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The girl's name Melissa is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "bee; honey".

In Greek mythology Melissa is the name of one of the Great Female Warriors who 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 Nymph. After Zeus came into power, he changed her into a queen , being able to change her from an insect form.

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It is from Greek origin.

It is a name of a princess of Crete who was changed into a bee after she learned how to collect honey.

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