It is family tradition for the eldest daughter to have the middle name of her maternal grandmother’s first name. Sounds confusing, I know. The problem is, my eldest daughter would have to have middle name [name_f]Melissa[/name_f], which doesn’t really fit with much. Any ideas for good first names that fit with [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]? We like traditional names that aren’t super common.
Also open to suggestions for variations of [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] that would still honor the tradition.
18_25
June 19, 2016, 7:11pm
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[name_f]Diane[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] is my suggestion or [name_f]Martha[/name_f] [name_f]Melisande[/name_f].
In addition to [name_f]Mellie[/name_f] or [name_f]Lissa[/name_f], you could use any name with [name_u]MEL[/name_u] in it-- [name_f]Melisande[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Melita[/name_f], [name_f]Melinda[/name_f], [name_f]Melicia[/name_f], [name_f]Melanie[/name_f], [name_f]Melania[/name_f], [name_f]Pamela[/name_f], and maybe [name_f]Millicent[/name_f]. [name_f]Deborah[/name_f] also has a related meaning.
Some possibilities:
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
I think [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] goes with almost everything that ends in a T, N, L, or Ey/Ie/Ea! What about these?
[name_u]Kelsie[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Layne[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
luneth
June 20, 2016, 7:58am
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[name_f]Isolde[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Beverly[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Kiersten[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Mara[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Roslyn[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlet[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Sierra[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonja[/name_f]/[name_f]Sonya[/name_f]/[name_f]Sonia[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Sydney[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Tory[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Veda[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Whitney[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] was my first idea. Also, what about:
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] (actually love this one!)
[name_f]Elinor[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]/[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]/[name_f]Kate[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]/[name_f]Beth[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]/[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]/[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Brynn[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]/[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] (a little hissy but I still quite like them!)
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]/[name_f]Verity[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f] [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]
Good luck!
Thank you so much for all the suggestions!