Meaning & History. 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). As an English given name, Melissa has been used since the 18th century.
Meaning & History. 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). As an English given name, Melissa has been used since the 18th century.
Meaning & History. 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). As an English given name, Melissa has been used since the 18th century.
From Greek, meaning "like honey", or sweet. Melita was also the ancient name for the island of Malta.
What does Melitta mean? Melitta as a girls' name is of Greek origin, and Melitta means "bee; honey; honey-sweet". Melitta is a variant form of Melissa (Greek). Melitta is also a form of Melita (Greek).
Melka Name Meaning. Polish and Czech: from melka 'half-ground grain', hence an metonymic occupational name for a miller or a nickname from the same word in Polish dialect denoting a flour soup.
From Mélanie, the French form of the Latin name Melania, derived from Greek μελαινα (melaina) meaning "black, dark". This was the name of a Roman saint who gave all her wealth to charity in the 5th century. Her grandmother was also a saint with the same name.
Melle Name Meaning. North German: habitational name from Melle near Osnabrück, earlier Menele , probably from Old Saxon gimeni 'public' + lo 'woods'. Dutch and Belgian (van Melle): habitational name from places in East Flanders and North Brabant.
MEANING: This name comes from the Ancient Greek word “mèlissa (μέλισσα)”, meaning "honey bee", which in turn comes from “mèli (μέλι)”, meaning “honey”. In Ireland, it is sometimes used as a feminine form of the Gaelic male name Maoilíosa, which means "servant of Jesus."
Melli [mel-li] as a name for girls is a Greek name, and the meaning of Melli is "black, dark". Melli is a variant form of Melanie (Greek).
