[Opinions] Melissa
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It's very pretty but too 80s / 90s imo. Also too overused.
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This message was edited 12/23/2005, 3:22 AM
I like it. It was rather popular for those who were born in or around the 80's. I think Melissa could make a come back though, it's a nice name.
Unfortunately, it was too overused for such a long time (I know so many between the ages of 20 & 40) that its lost its appeal for me. However, if you truly enjoy a name that wouldn't matter, so I guess its also a bit of me not enjoying the name or its nn Missy.
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Jacks
"The newborn baby has only three demands. They are warmth in the arms of its mother, food from her breasts, and security in the knowledge of her presence. Breastfeeding satisfies all three". Dr.Grantly Dick-Read
I love it :)
I know too many Melissa's, and quite a few of them were nasty females. It was very common where I live in the late 70's and 80's, so I think it's dated.
I like it. It was super-common among my peers growing up (born about 1970-75 in California), and the usual nickname was Missy. I think it's really pretty without being too frou-frou.. I'd be surprised to see it on a newborn girl now, though I don't think it's all that "dated" feeling.
It's not on my list among all the other Mel-names I like because the -issa part feels too ... hm... how do I say it? -issa names feel "classy" to me in a way that I'm just not, like names for people who become surgeons or who go to finishing schools. It's just that sound, though, probably a word association with priss and class - certainly not due to the Melissas I knew as a kid - and I don't think it's a negative. I'm just personally not comfy with the sound to address my own daughter. I think it's lovely on your kid.
- chazda
It's not on my list among all the other Mel-names I like because the -issa part feels too ... hm... how do I say it? -issa names feel "classy" to me in a way that I'm just not, like names for people who become surgeons or who go to finishing schools. It's just that sound, though, probably a word association with priss and class - certainly not due to the Melissas I knew as a kid - and I don't think it's a negative. I'm just personally not comfy with the sound to address my own daughter. I think it's lovely on your kid.
- chazda
I started to love the name Melissa after I read a book with a character by that name and her nickname was Missie. She has a niece named Melissa-Joy. I started to dislike the name when I found out how popular it had been and how much my parents hated the name! :)
I still have a soft spot for it, with the nn Missie, but I don't think I'd ever use it for my daughter or even for a pet.
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I still have a soft spot for it, with the nn Missie, but I don't think I'd ever use it for my daughter or even for a pet.
Have yourself a buggy little Christmas! I've adopted 26 ! and 4 @, see my profile