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Definitions of melissa in various dictionaries:
noun - a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae
MELISSA - Melissa is a given name for a female. The name comes from the Greek word (mélissa), "bee," which in turn comes from (meli), "honey." In Hittite, m...
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| A plant of the Melissa genus, especially lemon balm, often used medicinally. |
| a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae |
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| Melissa, Parana, BRAZIL |
| Melissa, Calabria, ITALY |
| Melissa, WEST VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES |
| Melissa, TEXAS, UNITED STATES |
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Melissa is a given name for a female. The name comes from the Greek word (mélissa), "bee," which in turn comes from (meli), "honey." In Hittite, melit signifies "honey."Melissa also refers to the plant Melissa officinalis (Lamiaceae family), known as lemon balm. * Melissa is a common variant form, with others being Malissa, Melesa, Melessa, Meliza, Mellisa, Melosa, and Molissa.In Ireland it is sometimes used as a feminine form of the Gaelic male name Maoilíosa, which means "servant of Jesus" which is of a different origin and has nothing to do with its Hittite origin.According to Greek mythology, perhaps reflecting Minoan culture, making her the daughter of a Cretan king Melissos, whose -issos ending is Pre-Greek, Melissa was a nymph who discovered and taught the use of honey and from whom bees were believed to have received their name. She was one of the nymph nurses of Zeus, sister to Amaltheia, but rather than feeding the baby milk, Melissa, appropriately for her name, fed him hone |