Names similar to...

I have come across two names while reading a thread on here. The two names are [name_f]Melanie[/name_f] and [name_f]Melody[/name_f]. I love the idea of the nickname [name_u]Mel[/name_u], but there are a few problems I have with the names.
For [name_f]Melanie[/name_f], I don’t like the meaning (black, dark). The meaning of the name is probably the 2nd most important thing to me when picking out a name.
As for [name_f]Melody[/name_f], the only problem that I have with it is that its meaning is “song” and that doesn’t really stand out to me at all.

What similar names are there that you would suggest?

[name_f]Natalie[/name_f] “[name_u]Christmas[/name_u] [name_u]Day[/name_u]”
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u] “garden of holly”
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] “crown”
[name_f]Melissa[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Mel[/name_u]?) “bee”
[name_f]Desiree[/name_f] “desired”
[name_f]Nicole[/name_f] “victory of the people”
[name_f]Alison[/name_f]/[name_u]Allison[/name_u] “noble kind, sort, type”
[name_f]Holly[/name_f] “holly”
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] “God is my strong man”
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f] “house of figs”
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f] “admirable, wonderful”
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u] “brook”
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] “laurel”

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Amabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Anabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabelle[/name_f]/a
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Arielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]/a
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_f]Brielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]/a
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]/[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_u]Emery[/name_u]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]/a/[name_f]Estrella[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Maribel[/name_f]
Medley
[name_f]Melinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Melania[/name_f]/[name_f]Milania[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisandra[/name_f]
Melrose
[name_f]Michelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Romilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]