See also: melissa and Mélissa

Translingual

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Melissa officinalis

Etymology

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Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, honey bee) (compare Melissa), which in turn comes from μέλι (méli, honey).

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Melissa f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – lemon balm.

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, bee, honey, or honeybee). In Ireland it is sometimes used as a feminine form of the Gaelic male name Maol Íosa (literally servant of Jesus).

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Melissa

  1. (Greek mythology) Bee-nymph in Greek mythology.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century.

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Melissa

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmelisːɑ/, [ˈme̞lis̠ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -elisːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Me‧lis‧sa

Proper noun

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Melissa

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Inflection of Melissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Melissa Melissat
genitive Melissan Melissojen
partitive Melissaa Melissoja
illative Melissaan Melissoihin
singular plural
nominative Melissa Melissat
accusative nom. Melissa Melissat
gen. Melissan
genitive Melissan Melissojen
Melissain rare
partitive Melissaa Melissoja
inessive Melissassa Melissoissa
elative Melissasta Melissoista
illative Melissaan Melissoihin
adessive Melissalla Melissoilla
ablative Melissalta Melissoilta
allative Melissalle Melissoille
essive Melissana Melissoina
translative Melissaksi Melissoiksi
abessive Melissatta Melissoitta
instructive Melissoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Melissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Melissani Melissani
accusative nom. Melissani Melissani
gen. Melissani
genitive Melissani Melissojeni
Melissaini rare
partitive Melissaani Melissojani
inessive Melissassani Melissoissani
elative Melissastani Melissoistani
illative Melissaani Melissoihini
adessive Melissallani Melissoillani
ablative Melissaltani Melissoiltani
allative Melissalleni Melissoilleni
essive Melissanani Melissoinani
translative Melissakseni Melissoikseni
abessive Melissattani Melissoittani
instructive
comitative Melissoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Melissasi Melissasi
accusative nom. Melissasi Melissasi
gen. Melissasi
genitive Melissasi Melissojesi
Melissaisi rare
partitive Melissaasi Melissojasi
inessive Melissassasi Melissoissasi
elative Melissastasi Melissoistasi
illative Melissaasi Melissoihisi
adessive Melissallasi Melissoillasi
ablative Melissaltasi Melissoiltasi
allative Melissallesi Melissoillesi
essive Melissanasi Melissoinasi
translative Melissaksesi Melissoiksesi
abessive Melissattasi Melissoittasi
instructive
comitative Melissoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Melissamme Melissamme
accusative nom. Melissamme Melissamme
gen. Melissamme
genitive Melissamme Melissojemme
Melissaimme rare
partitive Melissaamme Melissojamme
inessive Melissassamme Melissoissamme
elative Melissastamme Melissoistamme
illative Melissaamme Melissoihimme
adessive Melissallamme Melissoillamme
ablative Melissaltamme Melissoiltamme
allative Melissallemme Melissoillemme
essive Melissanamme Melissoinamme
translative Melissaksemme Melissoiksemme
abessive Melissattamme Melissoittamme
instructive
comitative Melissoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Melissanne Melissanne
accusative nom. Melissanne Melissanne
gen. Melissanne
genitive Melissanne Melissojenne
Melissainne rare
partitive Melissaanne Melissojanne
inessive Melissassanne Melissoissanne
elative Melissastanne Melissoistanne
illative Melissaanne Melissoihinne
adessive Melissallanne Melissoillanne
ablative Melissaltanne Melissoiltanne
allative Melissallenne Melissoillenne
essive Melissananne Melissoinanne
translative Melissaksenne Melissoiksenne
abessive Melissattanne Melissoittanne
instructive
comitative Melissoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Melissansa Melissansa
accusative nom. Melissansa Melissansa
gen. Melissansa
genitive Melissansa Melissojensa
Melissainsa rare
partitive Melissaansa Melissojaan
Melissojansa
inessive Melissassaan
Melissassansa
Melissoissaan
Melissoissansa
elative Melissastaan
Melissastansa
Melissoistaan
Melissoistansa
illative Melissaansa Melissoihinsa
adessive Melissallaan
Melissallansa
Melissoillaan
Melissoillansa
ablative Melissaltaan
Melissaltansa
Melissoiltaan
Melissoiltansa
allative Melissalleen
Melissallensa
Melissoilleen
Melissoillensa
essive Melissanaan
Melissanansa
Melissoinaan
Melissoinansa
translative Melissakseen
Melissaksensa
Melissoikseen
Melissoiksensa
abessive Melissattaan
Melissattansa
Melissoittaan
Melissoittansa
instructive
comitative Melissoineen
Melissoinensa

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  • Melissa is the 330th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,361 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,036 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, bee).

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  • IPA(key): /meˈlɪsa/
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  • Hyphenation: Me‧lis‧sa

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Melissa

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /meˈlis.sa/
  • Rhymes: -issa
  • Hyphenation: Me‧lìs‧sa

Proper noun

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Melissa f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Melissa, from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα (Mélissa), from μέλισσα (mélissa, bee).

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Melissa f

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Melissa
  2. (Greek mythology) Melissa (nymph who discovered and taught the use of honey)

Swedish

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Melissa c (genitive Melissas)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa