Melissa vs Kitty - What's the difference?

As proper nouns the difference between melissa and kitty

is that melissa is , cognate to melissa while kitty is a diminutive of katherine and related female given names.

(en noun)

A plant of the Melissa genus, especially lemon balm, often used medicinally.

*, II.4.1.iii:

Melissa , Bawm, hath an admirable vertue to alter melancholy, be it steeped in our ordinary drink, extracted, or otherwise taken.

* dropsywort, honey plant

* kittie (young cat)

(kitties)

A kitten or young cat.

(childish) A pet name for a cat.

A money pool, as for a card game, or for shared expenses.

(poker, slang) In a home game, a small, specified amount taken from each pot to pay the host's expenses.

(slang) Female genitals. (less vulgar)

(card games) A set of additional cards dealt face down in some games.

* (money pool) pot

* (cat)