Meaning of name Melissa

The names of some famous persons by the name Melissa (or its variants) are:

Melissa Marie Anderson, born on 17 August, a famous wrestler. Melissa Marie Anderson's background: An American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Cheerleader Melissa. Melissa is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling where, under the name Raisha Saeed, she is the manager of Awesome Kong. Melissa is one of the few second-generation female wrestlers. Her father, Doug Anderson, wrestled professionally before her in the early 1980s. Before she took up professional wrestling, Melissa wrestled on her high school's [Paul VI High school] amateur wrestling team. She got her start from her father's former tag team partner Billy Anderson (no relation) and Jesse Hernandez and was trained by them briefly in 1998.

Melissa Joan Hart, born on 18 April, a famous actress. Melissa Joan Hart's background: An American actress and director who is perhaps best known for playing the title roles in two successful television series, Clarissa Explains It All and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.