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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In Brazoria, Texas, resident Melissa Burnett told AFP last month that a 17-megawatt facility near her home sounded "like a freight train always coming at you."
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
“As someone who likes to be clean, the playa looks like my personal hell,” Melissa said.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Melissa Alcruz now works in marketing for a US real estate business based in New York City, but in the past she did the same job for TV channel MTV.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“You can’t fully help or protect them unless they want to help themselves,” Melissa Brown said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
We all cope differently, I remember Aunt Melissa saying, probably after Dad broke her TV.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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