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Alyssa or Louisa

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Littlemeadow123 · 06/06/2019 23:23

I love the name 'Lyssa' for my DD but only want to use it as a nickname and not a full name. Currently torn between Alyssa and Louisa as full names. What do you all think?

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anothernotherone · 07/06/2019 08:16

Larissa works though. Others are right Louisa doesn't shorten naturally to Lyssa.

anothernotherone · 07/06/2019 08:14

There are so many Alyssas and similar names now. Every girl seems to be called Alyssa or Alysia or Alisa or Alexia. Paradoxically Louisa is now very uncommon!

tiramisu1 · 07/06/2019 08:12

For the short form Lyssa you really need a name like Alyssa or maybe Larissa?

Louisa sounds different and will shorten to Lou or Louie.

bridgetreilly · 07/06/2019 08:11

Louisa. By a mile.

daisypond · 07/06/2019 08:10

I think Louisa is a much nicer name but it doesn’t shorten naturally to Lyssa.

lavenderblues · 07/06/2019 07:57

If you want Lyssa then definitely Alyssa.

Louisa will naturally shorten to Loo.

Heratnumber7 · 07/06/2019 07:39

Or Melissa?

PicpouldePoulet · 07/06/2019 07:35

Alyssa. Louisa feels older somehow.

Penny4Thoughts · 07/06/2019 07:34

Louisa

You could also use Clarissa

Stephanie01 · 07/06/2019 05:04

Louisa!

Shadow1234 · 07/06/2019 01:07

Alyssa is lovely

DramaAlpaca · 06/06/2019 23:42

I prefer Louisa myself, but if you want to use Lyssa as a diminutive then Alyssa is the more logical choice.

Watersnail · 06/06/2019 23:39

Alyssa, although Louisa is also a lovely name.