Melissah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Melissah

What is the meaning of the name Melissah ?

The baby name Melissah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /məˈlɪsə/ (muh-LISS-uh).

Melissah is Greek in Origin.

Melissah is a modern, decorative respelling of Melissa, a feminine name from ancient Greek Melissa, “honeybee,” derived from meli, “honey.” In Greek myth, Melissa is the nymph who nourished the infant Zeus with honey - or in some tellings taught humans beekeeping - and Melissae was a title for priestesses of Demeter and Artemis, linking the name with sweetness, nurture, and sacred service.

Revived by Renaissance poetry (notably Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso), the name entered sustained use in English by the 17th century and later enjoyed broad popularity across Europe and the Americas, peaking in the 1970s–80s. Melissah keeps the familiar pronunciation meh-LISS-uh while offering a distinctive spelling used chiefly in Anglophone countries. International variants include Melissa (standard), Mélissa (French), Melisa (Spanish, Turkish), Malissa, and Mellisa; related forms are Melita and Melitta. Common diminutives and nicknames: Mel, Liss/Lissa, Missy. Meaning: “honeybee,” symbolizing sweetness and industry.

⚙ Melissah is seldom given. We have only 30 recorded uses of it on record, from 9 countries.