How to Say "Melissa" in Japanese

メリッサ

Merissa

メリッサ (Merissa) is the Japanese way to write the female given name Melissa.

メリッサ is used as a female given name.

Meaning: female given name (name)

How do you pronounce it?

Merissa

While メリッサ is a phonetic transcription, Japanese parents sometimes choose kanji characters for the name 'Melissa' to give it a specific meaning, such as 芽理沙 which can mean 'sprout', 'reason' and 'sand'.
People in Japan might refer to the herb lemon balm by its English name メリッサ, though it is more commonly known as レモンバーム.
When introducing someone named メリッサ in a formal setting, a Japanese speaker would add the suffix さん to create メリッサさん, as using the name alone would be considered too blunt.

メリッサが言ったこと話したかしら？
Did I tell you what Melissa said?
This sentence is useful for practicing the name メリッサ in a question.
Tatoeba #194585 by arnab, translation #31758 by CN
「昨日、メリッサと話したよ」「メリッサって、誰？」
"I talked to Melissa yesterday." "Who is Melissa?"
This sentence is useful for seeing how メリッサ is used in a short dialogue.
Tatoeba #10811078 by small_snow, translation #7798287 by Ricardo14
彼女の名前はメリッサです。
Her name is Melissa.
メリッサはとても親切な人です。
Merissa wa totemo shinsetsu na hito desu.
Melissa is a very kind person.

Misaki and Kenta are looking for their friend at a party.

美咲 Misaki

あそこにメリッサがいます！
Asoko ni Merissa ga imasu!
Melissa is over there!
健太 Kenta

本当だ。手を振っているよ。
Hontou da. Te o futte iru yo.
You're right. She is waving her hand.
美咲 Misaki

メリッサに挨拶に行こう。
Merissa ni aisatsu ni ikou.
Let's go say hello to Melissa.
健太 Kenta

そうだね。行こうか。
Sou da ne. Ikou ka.
Yeah. Shall we go?

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