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[Facts] MALISHA
Sounds nice, looks intersting – but what is it? A blend of MALIA and PATRICIA? Or else an elaboration of MELISSA?
Malisha is a young woman from the US, I don't know what background.
Andy ;—)
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I'm not positive, but it could be a combination of Melissa and Alisha. It would be pronounced more closely to Muh-lee-shuh than Militia.
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There is a plausible Slavonic connection, the ending -isha is very productively used to create pet forms. So it could be a pet form of Malina (2) or Melania or even Melissa.

This message was edited 9/12/2014, 12:48 AM

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If a portmanteau, I would guess MALIA + ALISHA, or, perhaps, MOLLY + ALISHA.
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Good guesses. Could also be MARY + ALISHA. But you generally agree that it seems to be a creative blend, don't you?
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I'm just an experienced amateur, but that seems fair to me.
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I have a hard time seeing anything but "malicious" in this name. (English "malice" comes from Latin malitia.) 8-OI hope she pronounces it differently...

This message was edited 9/11/2014, 4:19 AM

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Yes, but why would anyone name his child "malicious"?
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Hopefully, it is from another language source, with a positive meaning.But, if an unfortunate pronunciation, she will sound like a villainess from James Bond or "Sleeping Beauty," when she says, "Hi, I'm Malisha," to a bunch of Anglophones.PS: I've heard that Pussy is a common [nick?]name in Europe, but it would still raise some eyebrows here. So would Fanny, in Australia (I'm told).PPS: How DO you pronounce this name?

This message was edited 9/11/2014, 5:52 AM

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She pronounces her name [meh-lee-sha] with the stress on the second syllable (short e), I was told.
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