I've heard about only one little Polish girl with the name Melissa and her parents pronounce it as me-LEE-sah, though according to Polish phonetics it actually should be me-LEES-sah.
― Anonymous User 11/9/2019
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My younger brothers couldn't pronounce my name when they were little so I was called Me-Me by one, and Lissa and then Misla, by the other. My dad calls me Missy. My favorite nicknames for Melissa are Missy, Melissy, Mely, and Meliss. Also, I think it's cool that you can use the letters of Melissa to spell smile.