Missie

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Diminutive of MELISSA.

MELISSA   female   English, Dutch, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
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.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Melissa, Melyssa
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GREEK: Melissa, Melitta
BOSNIAN: Melisa
DUTCH: Melissa
ENGLISH: Lissa, Malinda, Mel, Melantha, Melina, Melinda, Missy
FRENCH: Mélissa
GERMAN: Melitta
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Melissa
HAWAIIAN: Melika
SPANISH: Melisa
TURKISH: Melis, Melisa
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Mindy
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Meliton
ENGLISH: Melina
FRENCH: Melina, Méline
GEORGIAN: Meliton
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Melia
GREEK: Melina