My Alessa was born in May of 2014. She is sunshine walking around in a little person! She's funny and smart and just wonderful. Everyone says that, of course, but she really does bring joy to everyone! She was named after Alessa Gillespie from Silent Hill. My husband and I both had decided to name a daughter that before we even started dating! One thing we've encountered is that people seem incapable of pronouncing her name, or think that we're just creatively spelling "Alyssa". Even when we say her name right to someone they can't repeat it back! It's like a phenomenon. She's been called Alyssa, Alisa, Alice-uh (I don't know how that should be spelled but it's Alice with an UH), and her pediatrician's nurse has called her Alicia!I still love her name and think it's beautiful, but be advised; some people just can't figure it out!
This name makes me a little sad because it's the Italian form of Alexa. (Alessia is Alexis you guys.) However, my name is Alyssa, a name that cannot be pronounced in Italian. Alessa is the closest to my name, but it doesn't actually MEAN my name.
I love this name. It sounds so beautiful. I actually did hear it first in Silent Hill and it still reminds me of Silent Hill, but I don't care. I love this name.
Nice name over all, but there's a character in the video game series Silent Hill with this name that had some really bad stuff happen to her. But, I guess only a certain group of people would automatically equate it with that.
― Anonymous User 10/21/2008
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I love the name Alessandra and really like this nickname. But whenever I hear the name Alessa, I think of the little girl in the movie Silent Hill. Then again, there are people named Carrie and there is that Stephen King movie called Carrie so I guess it doesn't matter.
I've known two girls with that name and both were Greek. I would never have though it was Italian, and the first comment is right it is in fact Alessia.