Malissa - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Malissa \m(a)-lissa, mal(is)-sa\ is a variant of Melissa (Greek), and the meaning of Malissa is "bee; honey".

The baby name Malissa sounds like Mallissa, Malicia, Melisse, Melisa and Melessa. Other similar baby names are Calissa, Jalissa, Kalissa, Marissa, Marlissa and Malisha.

Malissa is a very common first name for women (#1124 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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