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Opinions on the name "Melody".

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SearchingForThePerfectName · 29/03/2016 00:19

Hey MN,

DH, and I, came across the name "Melody" - she can then have the NN of "Mel", but still have a beautiful/slightly quirky name!

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GingerLeaves · 04/04/2016 19:11

I love it, if I have a girl, she'll be Grace Melody Smile

ktt512 · 04/04/2016 19:00

Melody is top of our list for any future baby girls, my OH is very fussy but he absolutely adores it. He's wants to call her marshmallow as a nn. I love the nn 'Mellie', not such a fan of 'Mel' though, I can see 'Liddy' becoming a nn out of it too.

I like that it's a bit unusual and secretly I love that the Little Mermaid's daughter is called Melody too haha.

I certainly don't think it's prissy or wet though, but then I wouldn't because I like it Smile

MLGs · 04/04/2016 18:27

Hate it, sorry.

IoraRua · 03/04/2016 01:06

I really like it. I also like Elodie but there are so many Ellies around I'd be inclined to stick with Melody.

MrsSchadenfreude · 02/04/2016 23:24

My cat's called Melody. She's Parisian and was named after Melody Nelson. I wanted to call her Clawdine but got out voted.

Zanton · 02/04/2016 23:10

I have a friend with this name. She is in her words tone deaf with the voice of a foghorn and despises it. She goes by her middle name. It's tough when you have a name that has such a well known meaning I think

user7755 · 30/03/2016 17:31

Dr Who...

Summ3r · 30/03/2016 17:27

I Love it. It's in my top 5 but the only thing that puts me of is the nn Mel

MNetter15 · 30/03/2016 14:16

I love Melody, but really don't like 'Mel' (it sounds masculine to me).

Melody is pretty, beautiful, nice soft flow.

VolvicTouchofFruit · 30/03/2016 13:56

I really like it - it's very pretty, but 'normal', and underused. I quite like the NN (Mel) but I'd probably try and use the actual name Smile go for it! Elodie is nice, too...

Issie339 · 30/03/2016 13:18

I think it's a really pretty name, I also love Elodie (Ellie or Elle) for short which is very similar.

midsomermurderess · 30/03/2016 12:58

I knew twins, Melanie and Melody, so it seems a by naff to me and very late 1970s.

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OliviaDunham · 29/03/2016 17:48

Lovely name, friends DD called Melody, she's 12 and never had an issue with it and likes her name.

ThatsNotMyRabbit · 29/03/2016 17:47

Love it.

I really don't understand why it would matter if she turned out tone deaf. It's not like that comes up in conversation anyway.

RockUnit · 29/03/2016 17:36

It's a lovely name. I like the suggestion of Melissa too.

mammmamia · 29/03/2016 13:12

I like it but agree with some of the comments here. Don't like Mel. How about French name Elodie? Beautiful and avoids the musical connotations in case she isn't.

ChippyMinton · 29/03/2016 08:01

www.spectrum-headquarters.com/melody.html

Are you a fan of Captain Scarlet?
Melody, Harmony, Destiny, Symphony & Rhapsody are the extremely cool Angels.

Also Melody Gardot , the jazz singer.

wombthereitis · 29/03/2016 07:39

I love it, but then DD was very nearly a Melody.

albertcampionscat · 29/03/2016 07:19

The only Melody I knew was a horse. It is rather pretty, but what if the poor child was tone deaf?

Melissa?

Duckdeamon · 29/03/2016 07:18

Would also be bad name if she was tone deaf!

AutumnRose1988 · 29/03/2016 07:13

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Duckdeamon · 29/03/2016 07:09

Prissy. Also one of thos names (eg Grace) that implies a certain personality.

Especially dislike the spelling Melodie!

BettyBi0 · 29/03/2016 06:29

I think it sounds a bit wet.

Plus now I have that bloomin Melody, Melody song from kids TV stuck in my head aargh

Alisvolatpropiis · 29/03/2016 00:59

It's really lovely but I hate "Mel" as a nickname.

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