"Form of Melissa"
The name Malisa is commonly a female name from the "Greek" origin.
Malisa is a respelling of Melissa, with the second vowel changed from e to a; the two are the same name and carry no difference in meaning. Melissa is a Greek word for bee, and it has been used as a personal name in English since the sixteenth century.
Melissa means "Honey bee, Sweet like honey".
The pronunciation of Malisa is muh-LEE-suh.
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