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MELISSA
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Μελισσα (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: me-LIS-a
Means "bee" in Greek. This was the name of a nymph that cared for young Zeus in Greek mythology. It is also the name of the fairy who helps Rogero escape from the witch Alcina in Ludovico Ariosto's poem 'Orlando Furioso' (1516).
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Other Scripts: Μελισσα (Ancient Greek)
Pronounced: me-LIS-a
Means "bee" in Greek. This was the name of a nymph that cared for young Zeus in Greek mythology. It is also the name of the fairy who helps Rogero escape from the witch Alcina in Ludovico Ariosto's poem 'Orlando Furioso' (1516).