Melissa is a given name for a female. It has a Greek origin, meaning honey-bee, the feminine version of Melisseus, a legendary "king of Crete".

In 2004 "Melissa" was the 100th most common name given to girls born in the United States Melissa was also one of the top ten baby names for girls in the United States from 1967 to 1984. [http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ | Melissa | Melissa (voornaam) | given names