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They're not abominably bad. There is one of each at my school. I just think of them.

I like Millicent. I like it's sound; it's sweet, but not too girly, also fitting to a grown woman.
I'm not a huge fan of Clarissa. For sure it's a beautiful name, but for me it sounds somehow too clear, too sterile.

Millicent makes me think of mice, mold, and mildew. I have no idea why but it does. Milly isn't bad but I don't think it fits well with Clarissa.

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As for Clarissa; I love it. I haven't met anyone named Clarissa but I do have a sweet cousin named Larissa.

Millicent is fine, but I do immediately think of Millicent Bulstrode. :/

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Milly always kind of feels a bit yucky to me, probably because it sounds like 'mealy'. Only a bit, though. For the most part it just sounds cutesy.

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I really like Clarissa. :) I do prefer Claire and Clara, but I like most of the names in that sort of "family" - including Clarity. Clarissa feels very frilly and sparkly, like a whole bunch of sequins or a crystal chandelier.

I love Clarissa and I think Millicent is cute, but I hate, loathe, DETEST Milly. I'm with your DH on that one. What a simpering, sickeningly-sweet nickname.

I adore both! I'm also fond of variants Melicent and Claritia.

I like Millicent. I think it has a sweetness to it, and I do love Milly/Millie. I've always liked this nickname for Camille, too.

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I'm not huge on Clarissa. I think Clarisse is interesting, but Clarissa is a bit lack-luster, though it shouldn't be. I'm not sure if that makes sense.

I like them both. Millicent and Melisande are on our lists with Millie and Mellie as nicknames. I find Millicent to be a bold choice, but totally usable specifically because of the nickname option in Millie. Actually, I agree with your DH that Milly is a better spelling.

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Clarissa. My daughter gets called this ALL the time. I have only met one IRL and I used to watch a TV show called Clarissa Explains It All - so I have been aware of the name for a long time.

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Even though they are wrong in assuming my Clarisse is a Clarissa, people are always commenting on how pretty Clarissa is. I actually really like the name. It's not very common, yet is a fresh use of an established name.

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It has lots of nickname potential, and it ages well. I would go with the same nn we have for Clarisse, which is Clary.

I like Milly, I'm warming to it. Millicent sounds like a combination of millipede and centipede. I don't like it, I never have, and I don't expect to. What about Emilia or Melisande as a long name for Milly?
Clarissa is gorgeous.

I LOVE Milly / Millie! It's been a fave of mine for years. I do prefer the name on it's own, but Millicent nn Milly is fine too.

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Clarissa is nms, not a fan at all.

I think both these names are sweet and I like both. Millicent is just cute for me, I never met any girl or woman with this name, but it sounds nice. Clarissa is sweet, but also strong name in my opinion. It's not very common, yet not extremely rare, so I think it's just a good name. I generally love names like Clarissa, related to this name.

My doll when I was a baby was named Millicent. :) It's a very old fashioned name, but I like it. Milly has been growing on me. Clarissa is beautiful.

I'm not at all fond of Millicent. It doesn't sound or look very nice to me and, in my head, a Millicent wouldn't be a very nice person :S I don't know why I think that since I've never met one. Maybe if I met a sweet Millicent I wouldn't dislike it so much but for now I can't think of anything nice to say about it.

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I like Clarissa, though! It sounds sweet yet spunky and it's recognizable without being overused.