Melyssa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Melyssa

What is the meaning of the name Melyssa ?

The baby name Melyssa is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced muh-LISS-uh (məˈlɪsə),meh-LEE-sah (meˈliːsə) — less common.

Melyssa is Greek in Origin.

Melyssa is a modern respelling of Melissa, from Ancient Greek Melissa, meaning "bee," ultimately from meli, "honey." In Greek myth, Melissa was the nymph who discovered honey and nursed the infant Zeus; the title melissae also referred to priestesses of Demeter and Artemis, linking the name with nourishment, purity, and industrious sweetness. Via Latin and literary Italian, it entered European naming traditions and English by the Renaissance.

Melyssa rose as a creative 20th-century Anglophone variant, especially in North America, paralleling fashion for y-insertions. The standard form Melissa peaked in the 1970s-80s; Melyssa remains rarer but familiar through pop culture bearers. International variants include Mélissa (French), Melisa (Spanish, Turkish, Slavic), and Melissa (Italian, Portuguese), and Mellissa, Malissa, Melisa, or Melysa in English. Short forms include Mel, Liss/Lissa, and Missy. The name's bee imagery conveys diligence, sweetness, and community.