Missy

I think it's an awful, silly name. And no, it does not age well. Can't imagine an 80 year old being called Missy. It sounds like a patronising insult. I really question the sanity of parents who give their children ridiculous names.

Might have worked back in the day when it wasn't a slang term.

---

Now all I can think of is "Clean up your room, Missy, or you won't see your friends in the next few weeks".

---

It's an unfriendly nickname for a girl or woman.

---

It also feels insubstantial and silly.

---

If you absolutely must have it, put Melissa on the birth certificate at least.

Ridiculous diminutive for Melissa! It's like a word you use to call a naughty girl as in, "Hey, Missy! Came back here, or you'll get into serious trouble!"

This word is used for when a girl is naughty, so you're just trying to say that your daughter is naughty all the time.

It's a sweet nickname for Melissa.

My name is Missy Dawn (redneck parents) and I have had to live my entire life with people asking me "is it short for Melissa?" and when I say no they look at me like it's my fault. Like I picked my name at birth... I was born in 75 and I personally hate my name, but so does my bff Shannon- she hates her name and so do my other friends Crystal and Tiffany. We are all pretty sure our parents were on some good stuff when they named all of us! Because we think they are all stupid little girly names that don't grow up with the person... unless she is growing up into a stripper:). Now obviously none of us did. And I'm not judging anyone else. If you like your name great. Good for you. This is just my opinion of stupid names from the 70's.

This is a name? Sounds so silly.

My mother's name is Melissa and she has always HATED being called Missy. In her own words, it sounds like someone is down-talking or getting ready to yell at her, as in "You listen here, Missy!".
If she ever goes by something other than Melissa, it's either Lissa (not Lisa) or Mel.

My name is Melissa and everyone has always called me Missy. I've always preferred it. I've never been picked on or called any stupid rhyming names. I promise you I can take anyone's name and make an insult with it. I don't get why people want to rag on another person's name but I did notice most people who talked it down posted anonymously so you couldn't get any back at ya. At least we know Missys aren't cowards.

My real name is Missy, and I never was called prissy. Personally I like the name.

I like Missy Elliott but Missy really only works for her because it sounds like a stage name. As a real name, it’s not too good. It works okay as a nickname for Melissa, but it’s not even a good nickname. I prefer Lissa, but it looks like a misspelling of Lisa, will probably be pronounced like Lisa and it’s a bit too close to Lissa from Fire Emblem Awakening, good game but I wouldn’t necessarily name my kid after a game (Well, maybe except for Zelda).

Reminds me of the name, "Mysie" or "Maisie," a Scottish diminutive of Margaret (somehow).

I used this for the nickname of the character from my story, Michelle Silva Carvalho. She has a really good humor, it's so satisfying to write my story with her!

My nickname is Missy, and all my friends think it's really cool! I've never been wound up about it before! I think the name is epic! And it is also quite unique!

I myself go as Missy, I've never once been made fun of or looked at as stuck up or trashy. Maybe it's because I grew up in a small town that no body thinks twice about it or asks me a million questions about it. To me it has always had a, yes "childish" charm, but I love my name & people do have respect for me.

Missy is what you call a girl who is being cheeky. Not much of a name to me.

My cousin's name is Missy, and throughout her entire childhood to her adulthood (she's 25) she has NEVER been picked on because of her name. The name ages well.

Constantly I get asked what Missy is short for and it gets old after a while having to explain that it's my name not some nickname. I've had people say that they are called Missy but their names are Melissa, Michelle and Marissa.

---

There are times when I wish my parents had given me another name but I'll survive. If I get too tired I can always tell people to call me MissyLynne or even Lynne.

Sounds more like a horse's name.

Trashy, low-class stripper name. Goes along with other stripper names like "Bambi" and "Candy". I do like the name Melissa, but there are much better nicknames for it, like Mel or Lissa. I'm not even sure where people get Missy out of Melissa. I really hate this name. If you use it people might think your daughter is a bimbo.

My puppy is named Missy. She is a yellow lab. I don't think it's common. I can see it as a cute nickname. But as a name I do not think a lady would be respected with a name like that. Puppy, sure. Person, uh, no.

I just can't imagine calling someone Missy as their full name - it sounds like an exotic dancer's stage name, and there was actually a porn star called Missy.

---

This is a name which severely lacks class.

I think Missy is more of a cute little nickname and not a mature name.

It isn't a very good name, in the long run. Any self respecting forty year old woman would try to ditch this name right of the bat. );

I think if you want to name your daughter Missy, you should name her Melissa or Marissa so that way they don't get stuck with what seems, as someone else put it, juvenile the rest of her life if she doesn't want to.

---

If it's a nickname, then at any point she can just stop going by Missy and go by her full name. It works both ways.

No way. It's so cutesy and juvenile. This is also a word that adults use to yell at their daughters: "Just WHERE do you think you're going, Missy?" It's not a real name. It's more of a nickname.

It sounds very cutesy and infantile, and it makes me think of spoiled little girls, like the character in the movie Welcome to the Dollhouse. In that movie, Missy was the little spoiled ballerina sister of the ugly and unpopular Dawn. This is an epithet used by older people when they talk to a young girl to scold her. All in all, not a good name, or even a good nickname. Besides, I hated Missy Elliot's music!

There is no wow-factor to this name.

Missy is a snotty girl's name and it is just flat out terrible. If you name your daughter Missy I gaurantee you that she won't make it through school with all the kids making fun of her name. Parents use that when their daughter is getting into trouble as well.

Being a girl, there is just something so lovely about people calling you Missy.

Don't name your child Missy! She will be made fun of and be called PRISSY MISSY!

My name is Missy and never has anyone made fun of my name or called me "Prissy Missy". Perhaps if the Missy bearing the name has a prissy attitude she might earn that nickname but not every Missy will be called that. I for one am anything but prissy.