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Melissa (female)

Variants:Maoilíosa (F) Melitta (F)
Diminutive(s):Lissa (F) Lyssa (F)
Pet Name(s):Lisa (F) Mel (F) Misty (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

1. English and, originally, Italian from Greek "bee, honey".

2. Irish Anglicized form of the Gaelic Maoilíosa, "devotee of Jesus".
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