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It's very pretty but too 80s / 90s imo. Also too overused.

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'Why do people with closed minds, always open their mouths?'

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

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I think it sounds pretty but it was overused especially during the 70s and 80s, so now it has kind of a dated feel. I prefer Elissa. It seems more modern to me. Alyssa is really common though.

This message was edited 12/22/2005, 6:50 PM

Melissa is just okay. I've known so many people named Melissa or Missy that it's kinda blah to me.

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~Mark Twain

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 think Melissa is a pretty name. I also like Melanie, Melina and Melinda.

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It was extremely common here in the states for a while, I have several friends named Melissa, all in their mid 20s. Three of them are Melissa Ann. I didn't realize until just a few years ago that it was so popular.

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~Heather~

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.

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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.

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- chazda

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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! :)

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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.

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