Melissa is a female name. The name comes from the Greek word μέλισσα (mélissa), "bee", which in turn comes from μέλι (meli), "honey". In Hittite, melit...

The Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative (MELiSSA) is a European Space Agency (ESA) initiative with the aim to develop the technology for...

Melissa Humaña-Paredes (born October 10, 1992) is a Canadian beach volleyball player, who is partnered with Brandie Wilkerson. The pair represented Canada...

Melissa Barrera Martínez (born 4 July 1990) is a Mexican actress. She began her career in Mexico, playing roles in the telenovelas Siempre tuya Acapulco...

Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and...

Melissa Teresa Vargas Abreu (born 16 October 1999) is a Cuban-born Turkish volleyball player, who plays for Fenerbahçe Opet and the Turkey women's national...

Melissa Ivy Rauch (born June 23, 1980) is an American actress. She is best known for playing Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom The Big...

Melissa Paige Li Kun Wu OLY (born 3 May 1992) is an Australian diver who has represented Australia at five Olympic Games, winning a silver medal at the...

Melissa Fumero (née Gallo; born August 19, 1982) is an American actress. She made her professional debut in 2004 in the recurring role of Adriana Cramer...

Melissa Ann Gorga (née Marco; born March 21, 1979) is an American television personality. Melissa is a main cast member on The Real Housewives of New...

Melissa Peterman (born July 1, 1971) is an American actress, television host and comedian. She has played the role of Barbra Jean in the television comedy...

Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American actress, screenwriter, and producer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including...

Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1964) is an American actress. Gilbert began her career as a child actress in the late 1960s, appearing in numerous...

Melissa Marie Benoist (/bəˈnɔɪst/ bə-NOYST; born October 4, 1988) is an American actress and singer. Her first major role was Marley Rose on the Fox musical...

Melissa O'Neil (born July 12, 1988) is a Chinese Canadian actress and singer. In 2005, O'Neil won the third season of Canadian Idol. As an actress, she...

Melissa Suzanne George (born 6 August 1976) is an Australian and American actress. She began her career playing Angel Parrish in the Australian soap opera...

Melissa Warburg Rosenberg (previously Endicott; born January 20, 1968), known professionally as Melissa Rivers, is an American television host and actress...

Melissa Panarello (born 3 December 1985, in Catania, Italy), alias Melissa P., is an Italian writer. Panarello grew up in the small Sicilian town of Aci...

Melissa Joan Hart (born April 18, 1976) is an American actress. She had starring roles as the title characters in the sitcoms Clarissa Explains It All...

Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime...

Melissa Manchester (born February 15, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Since the 1970s, her songs have been played by adult contemporary...

Melissa Natalie Tkautz (born 24 January 1974) is an Australian actress, singer, model, and presenter. She played the role of Nikki Spencer on the popular...

Melissa Erica Murray (born August 30, 1975) is an academic and legal scholar who is the Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law at NYU Law, where...

Melissa Louise Caddick (née Grimley; born 21 April 1971 – disappeared 12 November 2020, declared deceased 2023) was an Australian woman who disappeared...

Melissa (Calabrian: Mèlissë) is a comune in the province of Crotone, in Calabria. The village Melissa is situated in the mountainous inland, while the...

Melissa "Missy" Peregrym (born June 16, 1982) is a Canadian actress and former fashion model. She is known for her roles as Haley Graham in the 2006 film...

Melissa Gaboriau Auf der Maur (/ˌɔːf dər ˈmaʊər/; born March 17, 1972) is a Canadian musician. Auf der Maur began performing in 1993 after forming the...

Melissa Johns is a British actress and disability activist. She is known for playing Sadie in The Interceptor, Imogen Pascoe on Coronation Street, Hannah...

Melissa Carmen Bulanhagui (born August 16, 1990) is an American former figure skater. She represented the United States internationally from 2005 through...

The Melissa blue (Plebejus melissa) is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America, from Canada to Mexico. The Karner blue...