If I like Melissa

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I’m 7/8ish weeks pregnant so we have a long time to decide but if we like the name Melissa what other names would you suggest to look at? I can’t say DDs name on here as it would out me! Also opinions on Melissa? Thanks in advance :)

Melissa is gorgeous. It's definitely due a come back.
Other names you might like.
Melanie..Melody. Mallory. Marlene. Michelle
Marcia. Elise. Elissa. Merryn. Elaya. Elara
Eloise. Elizabeth. Caroline.

Marisa
Milena
Marina
Marlena
Molly
Mariamalia
Malaika

Love Melissa

If you have any Irish connection there is also an Irish name Maolissa (does have christian connotations)

My wonderful SIL called Melissa has sisters called Vanessa, Vivienne and Constance.

Vanessa
Juliet

I quite like Melissa too. Another suggestion could be Clarissa?

Melissa was the first name I liked when pregnant with my second dd, she ended up being called Zoe!

Vanessa, Melanie

Lois
Lorelei
Naomi

Melissa is a lovely name. I like Vanessa too.

Larissa
Louisa
Estella
Alyssa
Alicia
Paloma
Seraphina
Sophia
Anneliese
Alison
Isabella

Melissa is beautiful.

Love Melissa!! Think it’s well overdue a comeback! Lisa or Christina? Also love Alicia which someone else has suggested x

How about Miranda or Camilla?

Melina
Melinda
Miranda
Mirela
Milena
Melissanthe
Martine

Natasha

Melinda
Belinda
Camilla
Tessa
Phillipa
Francesca

Felicity

Marisa
Clarissa
Nerissa
Cassandra
Alyssa
Cressida

My dd is Melissa and so is my best friend.

Apart from those two, I have never met another one.

It means honey bee in Greek and we fell in love with it.

Melissa's not to my personal taste but it's a perfectly good name. Other things you might like:
Jessica
Jemima
Clarissa
Alyssa
Melody
Melanie
Melinda
Belinda

It's lovely. No obvious nn other than Mel.

I have a 3 year old Melissa. Her middle name is Eve,

Other names we considered:

Jasmine
Constance
Sophia
Phoebe
Abigail
Penelope

Xanthe was suggested by midwives but dd is definitely a Melissa and I'm glad we chose it. If you like it use it. I have not met another one dd's age.

And to add, nobody has called her Mel yet. I thought she might get Meli here as it means honey but it's mostly Melissa or Missy or Lissa to friends and family.

Thank you all for the suggestions and feedback, Melissa isn’t really a name that I’d usually pick but there’s just something about it, I especially like the Greek association with Honey as dd’s middle name is Honey. I like the nn Meli but am not keen on Mel. Watch me have a boy now that I’ve got my heart set on Melissa.

My dd only got Mel once she became a teenager and that was because she liked it.

Tabitha
Tamsin
Tamara
Clarissa
Marissa
Elise
Corinne
Erena
Violet
Phoebe
Bianca
Rowena
Ramona
Rosalie