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Melissa is a Given Name for a Female . It has a Greek origin, meaning '' Honey-bee '', the feminine version of Melisseus , a legendary "king of Crete". In 2004 "Melissa" was the 100th most common name given to girls born in the '' was a hit for The Allman Brothers , from their album '' Eat A Peach '', 1972: :"But back home he'll always run :To sweet Melissa... mmm..." Melissa was one of the top ten baby names for girls in the United States from 1967 to 1984. {Link without Title} Melissa is still a common name in the United states today. Melissa is the name of Proto-Black Metal Mercyful Fate's debut album in 1982. In addition, Melissa was the name of a human skull Mercyful Fate singer King Diamond would sing to on stage. The skull was stolen in the Netherlands. On the title track Melissa is a witch who is burned at the stake by the Catholic church, turning her lover to Satanism for revenge. On 1984 "Don't break the Oath", "Come to the Sabbath" Melissa's lover puts a curse on the Priest who killed Melissa, and on the album released by the band in 1992 "In the Shadows" in the song "Melissa, is that you?" her lover wants to bring her back to life, but is denied, though at the end of the song he comes in contact with her ghost and "kisses her soul goodbye". Melissa hasen't been mentioned since. On the other side of the musical spectrum, Barry Manilow gave the name Melissa to his love interest in his 1975 hit "Could It Be Magic": "Sweet Melissa, angel of my lifetime..." There has only been one book written about the name MELISSA. "The Melissa Book: Etymology & Onomastics of the name; Melissa" ISBN 0646455575. "The Melissa Book" looks at Melissa from every possible point of view: history, geography, food, wine, arts, acting, singing, dancing, products, flowers, streets and much more. More information from http://www.melissa.net.au |
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