Alessa?

[mariposa1]

Do you like this name? I heard it for the first time last week and think it's lovely! I mentioned it to my mum who didn't seem too impressed so was just wondering what others think of it...

[VolAuVent]

It sounds very nice, although I haven't heard of it. I've heard of Alisa/Alyssa and like those too.

[manicinsomniac]

I like it a lot

[mathanxiety]

Fluffy and borderline McKayla-ish.

[savoycabbage]

I know an Al-ess-ee-a.

I think it's one of those names that you are never sure what it is.

[minipie]

Alessia is an Italian form of Alice and Alyssa is a form of Alice but I've never heard of Alessa.

[IHeartKingThistle]

Isn't it the Italian version of Alexa? Like Alessandro for a boy?

Well, whatever it is, I like it

[LivingThings]

I have an Alessandra which is the Italian variant of Alexandra so maybe Alessa is similar to Alexa?

[Badgerina]

I'm not at all sure I like it. I think it's because it doesn't sound definite enough. It sounds a bit like this, a bit like that.

[FrothyOM]

What's borderline McKayla-ish ?

I like it.

[mathanxiety]

McKayla is the way the American gymnast spells Michaela. Unique and madey uppey, hanging a name on a couple of syllables -- in the case McKayla, the incredibly popular Kayla, and in the case of Alessa, the Essa/Issa ending. The name Alyssa and its relatives were extremely popular in the US about 15 years ago but has been supplanted by the Kayla family. Kayla and other names ending in Ayla (like Shayla) are believed to be Irish names in the US.

[EdithWeston]

Does Alessa rhyme with "a lesser" (as in eg spotted woodpecker)?

[mariposa1]

I think it's actually the name of an Italian athlete, I'm pretty sure I heard it last week in the context of the Olympics.

DP is Italian and DS is Raphael. I like the sound of names which work well in both English and Italian...