Melissa
Americannoun
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Classical Mythology. the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey.
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Also Melissie, Melissy a female given name.
Example Sentences
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Today, my wife, Melissa, and I live about 10 miles from Carmichael, where I grew up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in the June 2025 attacks, prompting legislators all over the country to reexamine privacy laws for elected officials and political figures at large.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
"Our premises were also damaged by Melissa because we were where the eye passed over. But we were able to get back up and running with orders going out within two weeks," Gray says.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
“Momentum doesn’t typically just stall out — it tends to reverse,” Melissa Brown, managing director at Investment Decision Research, said in a phone interview.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
From what I know, Dad and Melissa were close growing up, but they had an epic fight years before I was born.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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