Lissa

African, Arabic mythological name; diminutive of Melissa, Greek

"honeybee"

Lissa Origin and Meaning

The name Lissa is a girl's name of Dutch, African origin meaning "honeybee".

Lissa might be an abbreviation of Melissa, but it's more substantial in its own right: Lissa is the name of a supreme mother goddess in African mythology and an Arabic symbol of rebirth.

Lissa Rank in US Top 1000

# 957 in the US

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Famous People Named Lissa

• Lissa Evans British TV producer and writer
• Lissa Muscatine American presidential speechwriter
• Lissa Lauria American actress
• Lissa Endriga American TV presenter ("Destination X")

The name Lissa in Pop Culture

• Vasilisa "Lissa" Dragomir character in the Vampire Academy series
• Melissa "Lissa" Daniels main character from Kody Keplingers "Shut Out"
• Lissa Mullan character in "What's Left of Me" by Kat Zhang
• Lissa Miller character in MTV's "Awkward"
• Lissa character from video game "Fire Emblem: Awakening"
• Lissa character in the second book of the Maximum Ride series
• Lissa island in the Adriatic Sea (aka Vis)