I'm really liking these at the moment, I'm realizing I really like Medieval girls' names. I like how this name is unusual yet traditional, plus
Melisande was a queen of Jerusalem during the crusade period
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melisende_of_Jerusalem and I have a soft spot for strong, enpowered women.
The form I prefer is
Melisande in this spelling, though for lingusitic reasons it would make more sense for me to use Melisenda (I don't care much for
Millicent). I wonder if the name isn't too pretentious to be use and might sound silly in daily life. It would probably require a nickname for a child (
Melisa perhaps?). I doubt it would pass
Chloe's supermarked test.
Any thoughts?
This message was edited 10/4/2009, 2:34 AM