Melissa

== Translingual == === Etymology === Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, “honey bee”) (compare Melissa), which in turn comes from μέλι (méli, “honey”). === Proper noun === Melissa f A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – lemon balm. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Lamiaceae – family; Nepetoideae – subfamily; Mentheae – tribe; Salvinae – subtribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Melissa officinalis – type species; Melissa axillaris, Melissa flava, Melissa yunnanensis – other species === References === Melissa (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Melissa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Melissa (Lamiaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Melissa at USDA Plants database == English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /məˈlɪsə/ Rhymes: -ɪsə === Proper noun === Melissa (Greek mythology) Bee-nymph in Greek mythology. A female given name from Ancient Greek, popular in the latter half of the 20th century. ==== Translations ==== === See also === Melitta (< μέλιττα (mélitta)) === Anagrams === aimless, Milases, Salemis, misseal, mesails, Esmails, Maisels, seismal, samiels == Danish == === Proper noun === Melissa a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa == Finnish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmelisːɑ/, [ˈme̞lis̠ːɑ̝] Rhymes: -elisːɑ Syllabification(key): Me‧lis‧sa Hyphenation(key): Me‧lis‧sa === Proper noun === Melissa a female given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Melissa is the 314th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,509 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,122 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. == German == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meˈlɪsa/ Hyphenation: Me‧lis‧sa === Proper noun === Melissa a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /meˈlis.sa/ Rhymes: -issa Hyphenation: Me‧lìs‧sa === Proper noun === Melissa f a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa === Anagrams === limasse, messali == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Melissa, from Ancient Greek Μέλισσα (Mélissa), from μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Me‧lis‧sa Rhymes: -isɐ, (Southern Brazil) -isa === Proper noun === Melissa f (plural Melissas) a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Melissa (Greek mythology) Melissa (nymph who discovered and taught the use of honey) == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Melissa c (genitive Melissas) a female given name, equivalent to English Melissa