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Malyssa

mah-LIS-ah3 syllables
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A modern variant of the name Melissa, meaning 'bee'. (Modern)

What does Malyssa mean?

Modern: A modern variant of the name Melissa, meaning 'bee'.. Malyssa is a modern variant of Melissa, which has Greek origins meaning 'bee'.

Is Malyssa a good dog name?

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Malyssa in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Malyssa in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Malyssa suit?

Modern

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

Malyssa’s Daycare Verdict

I heard Malyssa is staying overnight! I bet she’ll have her own fan club by morning. Imagine the barking selfies!

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