Melissa

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Melissa is a given name for a female, meaning "honey bee" in Greek.

It may also refer to:

People

• Melissa Anderson, a professional wrestler known as Cheerleader Melissa and Raesha Saeed
• Melissa Coates, a professional wrestler
• Melissa Etheridge, an American singer
• Melissa George, an Australian actress
• Melissa Gilbert, an American actress
• Melissa Joan Hart, an American actress
• Melissa Lauren: porn star from France
• Melissa Lawson, American singer/songwriter, winner of Nashville Star
• Melissa Manchester, an American singer/songwriter
• Melissa Moore, an American B-movie actress, scream queen, and successful equestrian.
• Melissa M, a French singer
• Melissa O'Neill, Canadian singer, and 2005 Canadian Idol winner
• Melissa Ricks, (born 1990), Filipina actress
• Melissa Straker (born 1976), Barbadian track and field sprinter
• Melissa Sagemiller, an American actress
• Melissa Tkautz, an Australian actress and singer

Places

• Places in Greece:
  • Melissa, Elis, a village in Lechaina, Elis
  • Melissa, Karditsa, a village in the central part of Karditsa Prefecture
  • Melissa, Kavala, a village in Kavala Prefecture
  • Melissa, Larissa, a village in the Larissa Prefecture
  • Melissa, Xanthi, a village in the southern part of the Xanthi Prefecture
  • Cape Melissa is the northernmost cape on the island of Ithaca
• Melissa, Italy
• Melissa, Ontario
• Melissa, Texas

Music

• "Melissa", a song by J-pop band Porno Graffiti and the first opening theme song to acclaimed anime series Fullmetal Alchemist
• "Melissa" a song by the Allman Brothers Band, featured on their album Eat a Peach.
• Melissa, an album by Mercyful Fate
• "Melissa", a song by Mercyful Fate, featured on their album Melissa

Other

• Melissa (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae
• Melissa (computer worm), a computer virus
• MELISSA, an ESA project, short for "Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative"
• Melissa (chimpanzee)

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