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Mliss

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How to Pronounce Mliss

Pronounced muh-LISS /məˈlɪs/Low

Meaning: Mliss is a clipped, run-together form of Melissa, often written M'liss, where the unstressed first syllable of Melissa collapses into a single 'M.' Melissa comes from the Greek melissa, 'honeybee,' itself from meli, 'honey.' So Mliss inherits the sweet, bee-and-honey meaning of its parent while reading as a folksy, spoken shortening.Low

In 30 seconds: Mliss is a rare contracted form of Melissa, from Greek melissa, 'honeybee.' Often spelled M'liss, it carries a folksy, spoken feel and peaked around 1957 (said muh-LISS).
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Origin LowGreek
MeaningMliss is a clipped, run-together form of Melissa, often written M'liss, where the unstressed first syllable of Melissa collapses into a single 'M.' Melissa comes from the Greek melissa, 'honeybee,' itself from meli, 'honey.' So Mliss inherits the sweet, bee-and-honey meaning of its parent while reading as a folksy, spoken shortening.
U.S. rank (1972)#9138 ↘ Falling
1972 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1957
Total births (all-time)≈ 108

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 195719261972

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Mliss is Melissa worn down to its bones, the sort of affectionate contraction a family speaks aloud and then writes as M'liss. Melissa is Greek, melissa, 'honeybee,' a classical name for a sweet nature. Bret Harte's nineteenth-century story 'M'liss' fixed the spelling in print, and a scatter of mid-century parents gave it as a first name in its own right.

Mliss was never common, reaching only about fourteen girls a year around 1957 before fading. A girl named Mliss then is in her late sixties today, part of a generation that liked warm, spoken-sounding shortenings of longer classical names like Melissa and Melinda.

Did you know? The spelling M'liss was made famous by Bret Harte's frontier tale of a rough-and-tender schoolgirl, giving this clipped Melissa a literary, Old-West flavor.
Overall data confidence 32%
References - Mliss — Contraction of Melissa < Greek melissa 'honeybee'; M'liss spelling from Bret Harte; peaked 1957.

Variations

MelissaMissyLissaMlisss

Nicknames

MissyLissaMel

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If you like Mliss…

Melissa— the full parent name it contracts
Lissa— the other common short form of Melissa
Missy— a like spoken nickname of the same name
Melinda— a comparable warm, mel- girl's name of the era

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Mliss mean?

It is a contracted short form of Melissa, from the Greek melissa, 'honeybee'; it is also written M'liss.

How do you pronounce Mliss?

It is said muh-LISS /məˈlɪs/ - two syllables, stress on the last.

Is Mliss a boy or girl name?

Mliss is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Mliss?

It was always rare, given to only about fourteen girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-fifties.

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