Melyssa

Melyssa is an English variant of Melissa, a name ultimately derived from the ancient Greek word melissa, meaning bee. The Greek form was associated with honey and sweetness, and in mythology the name belonged to a nymph said to have discovered honey and nourished the infant Zeus. Melissa has been used in the English-speaking world since at least the Renaissance, and Melyssa represents a modern respelling that substitutes a y for the first i. Related forms include Melissa, Melisa, and Melessa.