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2. Melissa - Wikipedia

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   Melissa is said to be one of the various nymphs who raised the infant Zeus; in one little-attested version, Zeus transformed her into a bee under unclear circumstances. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Nymphs , such as Melissa, played an important role in mythic accounts of the origin of basic institutions and skills, as in the training of the culture heroes ...

3. Melissa (mythology) - Wikipedia

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   Melissa, daughter of the Cretan king Melissus, who, together with her sister Amalthea, fed Zeus with goats' milk. [8] She may be the same as the above Melissa. Melissa, daughter of Epidamnus and mother of Dyrrhachius by Poseidon. Her father and son gave their name to the town in Illyria which was called Epidamnos and later on Dyrrhachium. [9]

4. List of biblical names - Wikipedia

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   The team discovered that within the King James Version Bible, a total of 3,418 distinct names were identified. Among these, 1,940 names pertain to individuals, 1,072 names refer to places, 317 names denote collective entities or nations, and 66 names are allocated to miscellaneous items such as months, rivers, or pagan deities.

5. Melinda - Wikipedia

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   The modern name Melinda is a combination of "Mel" with the suffix "-inda". [1] " Mel" can be derived from names such as Melanie meaning "dark, black" in Greek, or from Melina meaning "sweet like honey" or from Melissa (μέλισσα) meaning "honeybee" in Greek.

6. Mel (given name) - Wikipedia

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   Mel can be the abbreviated version of the given names Melike, Melvyn, Melvin, Amelia, Melfyn, Melanie, Melika, Melhem, Melina, Melinda, Melody, Melissa, Melita ...

7. Deborah (given name) - Wikipedia

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   Deborah (Hebrew: דְבוֹרָה) is a feminine given name derived from דבורה D'vorah, a Hebrew word meaning "bee". Deborah was a prophetess in the Old Testament Book of Judges. In the United States, the name was most popular from 1950 to 1970, when it was among the 20 most popular names for girls.

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9. Biblical names in their native languages - Wikipedia

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   Meaning: The Country of Akkad Belshazzar (Son of Nabonidus) (King of Babylonia) Person 585 BC: 539 BC: Babylonian cuneiform: Pronunciation: Bēl-šar-uṣur Meaning: Bel, protect the king Bethlehem (Beth Lehem) (This is the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ. However some scholars believe he was born in Nazareth. See the main article for more ...