Girl name origins & meanings Greek : Bee; honey beeGreek : Honey sweet; honey bee; gardenEnglish : Bee Girl name variations Melicent Mellissa Millicent Melisent Melita Melisse Meli Mellie Melly Mel Millie Milly Missy Lisa Lissa Lis Melitta Carmelita Milissa Famous people with this first name Melissa Etheridge Famous people who gave their babies this name Joanne Woodward Paul Newman