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I love Marisa (mah-REE-sah) as much as I dislike Marissa which sounds like a Melissa wannabe to me. ;-)

I like Marissa - I feel I should like it more than I do though, if you know what I mean.

I love Marisa. I think it is really pretty. I like both spellings and I don't see Marissa as being trendy because I know it is used in Greek too. It is hardly seen as an old name here. :-)

I think either is fine, but I prefer Marissa.

Well, I pronounce the two differently. Marisa is Muh-ree-sah and Marissa is Muh-rih-sah. I mush prefer Marissa. In America I see this as a young name, rarely do I ever see it on older individuals.

I've never liked this name. I always thought it's very, very insubstantial, much like Carissa, Clarissa, etc. I like it better spelt Marisa, though.

I prefer Marissa, but dont really care for either. It makes me think of the character on the OC.

I really don't like Marisa\Marissa. To me, it's a name, along with Melissa, Alyssa, Clarissa that "tries too hard." It's TOO pretty-pretty. It just seems to scream, "Look at me! Aren't I pretty? I'm all hearts and flowers and lace! I'm so girly-girly." All of those names just seem too OBVIOUS. Too obviously frilly is what I mean.

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Of the two, if I had to choose, I prefer Marissa.

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