Melissa
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From Late Latin melissa, from Ancient Greek μέλισσα(mélissa, “bee”), because the plant attracts bees.
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Melissa
fem. proper name, from Latin, from Greek (Ionic) melissa (Attic melitta) "honeybee," also "one of the priestesses of Delphi," from meli, melitos "honey," from PIE *melit-ya, suffixed form of root *melit- "honey."