First name Melitta - Meaning, Origin and Rating
Origin
Nameday
15. September
Meaning
The female first name Melitta originates from Greek and means "the honey-sweet". It is a variant of the name Melissa, which also means "the honey-sweet". The name is particularly common in Germany and Austria and has a long tradition. Melitta is also the name of a Greek mythological figure, who is considered the protector goddess of bees and beekeepers.
Famous people with the first name Melitta
- Melitta Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg (German female aviation pioneer during World War II)
- Melitta Bentz (German entrepreneur and inventor of the coffee filter)
- Melitta Schmideberg (Austrian-British psychoanalyst and daughter of Melanie Klein)
- Melitta Brunner (Austrian figure skater)