Melissa
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Melissa is a feminine given name commonly used in English-speaking countries, derived from the Greek word for "honeybee."
All labels observed (4)
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English feminine given name
ⓘ
feminine given name ⓘ given name ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
English feminine given names
ⓘ
Greek feminine given names ⓘ feminine given names ⓘ |
| hasCognate | Melitta ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive |
Lissy
ⓘ
Mel ⓘ Missy ⓘ |
| hasEtymologicalRoot | Greek word "μέλισσα" (melissa) ⓘ |
| hasGender | feminine ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
bee
ⓘ
honeybee ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalAssociation | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| hasNameDay | varies by country ⓘ |
| hasPronunciation | /məˈlɪsə/ in English ⓘ |
| hasRelatedName |
Melanie
ⓘ
Melina ⓘ Melinda ⓘ |
| hasScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| hasShortForm |
Lissa
ⓘ
Mel ⓘ |
| hasUsage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Greek ⓘ Italian ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Melissa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Melisa
Melissa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Mellisa
|
| isAssociatedWith |
bees
ⓘ
honey ⓘ sweetness ⓘ |
| isCommonIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ English-speaking countries ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| isDerivedFrom | Greek word for "honeybee" ⓘ |
| isGivenNameFor | humans ⓘ |
| nameType | first name ⓘ |
| wasPopularInDecade |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Malissa
this entity surface form:
Melisa
this entity surface form:
Mellisa