Melissa
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| name = Melissa
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| pronunciation = Melissa
| gender = Female
| meaning = honey bee
| region = [[Greek language|Greek]]
| origin = Greek
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| footnotes = <ref>[http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Melissa.htm Melllissa- Meaning and origin of the name Melissa]</ref>
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'''Melissa''' is a [[given name]] for a [[female]]. It has a [[Greek language|Greek]] origin, meaning ''[[honey bee]]''.
In 2006, Melissa was the 117th most popular name in the [[United States]] dropping steadily from 2nd in 1977. It was in the top 10 most popular names for girls from 1967 to 1984<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ |title= Social Security Online; Popular Baby Names }}</ref> Melissa also refers to the plant known as [[lemon balm]] (family Lamiaceae; genus and species Melissa officinalis).
== In Greek mythology ==
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.{{dubious}} {{Fact|date=June 2008}}
==Computing==
* [[Melissa (computer worm)]], a mass-mailing macro virus
* [[Melissa (Security)]], (''Méthode d'évaluation de la vulnérabilité résiduelle des systèmes d'information''), is a now abandoned method for evaluationg the residual vulnerability of Information Systems.
==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ Baby names]
[[category:Given names]]
[[Category:English given names]]
[[Category:Italian given names]]
[[Category:Greek mythology]]
[[Category:Nymphs]]
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