Definitions for Melissa
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Melissa, genus Melissanoun

   a genus of Old World mints of the family Labiatae

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. melissanoun

   A plant of the Melissa genus, especially lemon balm, often used medicinally.

2. Melissanoun

   Bee-nymph in Greek mythology.

3. Melissanoun

   . Popular in the latter half of the 20th century.

4. Etymology: From the μέλισσα (mélissa), meaning "bee", "honey", "honeybee".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Melissanoun

   a genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm (Melissa officinalis)

2. Etymology: [NL., fr. Gr. me`lissa a bee, honey.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Melissa

   A plant genus of the family LAMIACEAE. The common names of beebalm or lemonbalm are also used for MONARDA.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MELISSA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Melissa is ranked #134712 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Melissa surname appeared 125 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Melissa.
   
   74.4% or 93 total occurrences were White.
   12.8% or 16 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   8.8% or 11 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Asterid Dicot Genus

Anagrams for Melissa »

1. aimless

2. seismal

How to pronounce Melissa?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Melissa in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Melissa in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Melissa in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Melissa in a Sentence

1. Rachel Davies:

   I managed to find the old Aptamil and( Melissa) was great again, no problems.

2. Patricia Clarkson:

   We have beautiful showrunners, Frank [Pugliese] and Melissa [Gibson], and they killed themselves to rethink the whole show.

3. Steven Spielberg:

   It is a special joy to be in the director’s chair as we start ‘The BFG,’ alongside my long-time friends and film collaborators Kathy Kennedy, who introduced me to this project, Frank Marshall and Melissa Mathison, together with them and Disney, there are many reasons why I am so excited about this joint venture.

4. Brent Probinsky:

   The principal, Melissa Carter, and Melissa Carter assistant, Celia Self, who held down and severely paddled this six-year-old first grader, violated the clearly written rule of the Hendry County School District and the laws of the State of Florida.

5. Emma Dowd:

   Melissa Falkowski is an amazing educator who deserves praise for what she did. I had multiple panic attacks while locked in the closet with 19 other people for numerous hours.

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