Melody

[GiGi18]

What are your thoughts on the name Melody? We both really like it and it's between Sophia and Melody. Love Sophia but don't want her to be one of a few in a class and don't think that would be as likely with Melody. Thanks!

We're also seriously considering Melody :)
I suggested Elodie which I loved but DH didn't. He suggested Melissa which I thought was bizarrely 90's. Then we came across Melody and it feels like a nice middle ground!
I'm a Sophie so I always wanted to be called Sophia growing up (more exotic..!) and love my name now, except for the lack of proper nicknames. Therefore the options for Melody are extra appealing. We're loving 'Mellie' but 'Dee' might be better when she's older.

Melody is lovely.

I wouldn't shorten it at all especially not to Deedee. Melody rolls off the tongue easily enough.

Nooo, Not (smelly) Mellie..!

Melody is beautiful, don't ruin it.

I have a Melody! She's 8 now and we've only met one other (grownup) Melody.

No-one calls her Mel yet! Her little brother calls her 'Meggy'

Melody is great and has a melody of its own when you say it. Elodie sounds as if you’ve dropped the M because you have a speech impediment.
Are classmates more likely to shorten names than they used to. MY siblings and I didn’t experience it and nor did my DC and friends DC. IME it was more likely to happen when an older child used a nn themselves.