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Baby Name Melissa |
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| Meaning of Melissa - What does the name Melissa means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| meh-lis-ah |  |
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Girl Name |
| Origin: |
English |
| Name Meaning: |
Derived from the Greek melissa (a bee). The 16th century Italian poet Ariosto used the name for the good fairy who protected Bradamante and helped Rug-gero escape from Atlante upon the hippogriff in the poem Orlando Furioso |
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American, English, Greek, Spanish |
| Shortened forms: | Lissa, Mel |
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