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Malissia
How to Pronounce Malissia
Pronounced muh-LIS-ee-uh /məˈlɪs.i.ə/Medium
Meaning: Malissia is a spelling variant of Melissa, from the Greek melissa, meaning 'bee' or 'honeybee'; in Greek myth Melissa was a nymph who taught humans to harvest honey.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Malissia is a variant of the Greek Melissa, 'honeybee,' a name tied to the Greek myth of the honey-nymph. The a-spelling reflects a common early-twentieth-century tendency to respell classical names by ear, and it appears mostly in Southern American records.
Malissia was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its early peak around 1916, and it has stayed rare since, with scattered late use into the 1990s. It reads today as a distinctly antique variant of Melissa.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Malissia mean?
It is a variant of Melissa, from the Greek melissa meaning 'bee' or 'honeybee.'
How do you pronounce Malissia?
It is said muh-LIS-ee-uh /məˈlɪs.i.ə/, four syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Malissia a boy or girl name?
Malissia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Malissia?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-tens.