Pronunciation Melissa
Gender Female
Meaning Beautiful Creation/ Honey Bee/ Red Rose
Region Of Origin Greek

In Greek mythology Melissa is the name of one of the nymphs who helped save Zeus from his father, Cronus. She hid him in the hills and fed him milk from Amalthea and honey. When Cronus discovered this, he turned her into a worm. After Zeus came into power, he changed her into a queen bee, not being able to change her from an insect form but Melissa was still happy as she liked being a queen bee much better than being a nymph.