MELISSA  

Gender: F
Origin: Greek
Meaning: "bee"

Popularity in 2008: #134

Most parents today think of this as one of the fashionable names during their childhoods.

Variations:
Mollissa, Melessa, Melisenda, Milissa, Mallissa, Mellicent, Melicia, Millisent, Melesa, Melyssa, Molissia, Melicent, Melosa, Mellissa, Millissent, Melissia, Melisse, Millicent, Melisha, Mylissa, Melise, Mellisa, Melly, Millie, Missy, Melitta, Missie, Milly, Melita, Malissa, Mylissia, Mellie, Meleta, Melisent, Milli, Misha, Mélissa, Mel

International Variations:
Mélisande, Melissande (French) Melisa, Malisa (Spanish)

Melissa is being discussed in our message boards:

• Names of my Students
• narrowing my list...need help
• What about Minerva?
• Please help- M girl names!
• New: AA, BB, CC, DD....Boy/Girl Sibling Sets

Read Nameberry blog posts about Melissa:

• BOYS' NAMES FOR GIRLS: A Key To Success?
• VINTAGE CHIC: The new old names
• 70'S BABY NAMES: Beyond Tiffany & Todd
• ROMANCING THE NAME: MELISSA TO MELISANDE
• THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE