Melina
Elaboration of Mel, either from names such as MELISSA or from Greek μελι (meli) meaning "honey". A famous bearer was Greek-American actress Melina Mercouri (1920-1994), who was born Maria Amalia Mercouris.
 | 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: Melanie, Melany, Melissa, Mellony, Melyssa |
| EQUIVALENTS |
| ANCIENT GREEK: Melissa, Melitta |
| BOSNIAN: Melisa |
| CZECH: Melánie |
| DUTCH: Melanie, Melissa |
| ENGLISH: Lissa, Malinda, Mel, Melantha, Melina, Melinda, Missie, Missy |
| FRENCH: Melina, Méline |
| GERMAN: Melanie, Melitta |
| GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Melaina, Melia, Melissa |
| GREEK: Melina |
| HAWAIIAN: Melika |
| HUNGARIAN: Melánia |
| ITALIAN: Melania |
| LATE ROMAN: Melania |
| LATVIAN: Melanija |
| LITHUANIAN: Melanija |
| MACEDONIAN: Melanija |
| POLISH: Melania |
| SERBIAN: Melanija |
| SLOVAK: Melánia |
| SLOVENE: Melanija |
| SPANISH: Melania, Melisa |
| TURKISH: Melis, Melisa |
| DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS |
| ENGLISH: Mindy |
| MASCULINE FORMS |
| ANCIENT GREEK: Meliton |
| GEORGIAN: Meliton |
| OTHER FORMS |
| ANCIENT GREEK: Melissa, Meliton, Melitta |
| BOSNIAN: Melisa |
| DUTCH: Melissa |
| ENGLISH: Lissa, Malinda, Mel, Melantha, Melinda, Melissa, Melyssa, Mindy, Missie, Missy |
| FRENCH: Méline, Mélissa |
| GEORGIAN: Meliton |
| GERMAN: Melitta |
| GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Melia, Melissa |
| HAWAIIAN: Melika |
| SPANISH: Melisa |
| TURKISH: Melis, Melisa |