Mélisande

I found out about this name from one of my favorite books, Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke. I think it's a beautiful name; Mel or Sandy work as nicknames.

I love this name! Such a good alternative to Melissa and Millicent.

My name is actually Méliande and I am not joking. I did not even think it would be on this site because it is a very rare name! But I love my name, and yes my nickname is Mel!

MUCH prettier than Millicent!

I used to dislike this name because it sounded pretentious. But I recently started to like Millicent and Melisande has been growing on me ever since.

I like both Melisande and Millicent, the English version, although I must say Melisande sounds much more pleasant than Millicent. Lovely name. :)

I agree with everyone who says this name fits a princess.

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I was just browsing the French Names section of this site when I found this name. It's a typical misconception (particularly here in America) that most French girls have names like Marie, Anne, Christine, Julie, Elodie. Pretty basic. However, after coming across names like Dieudonee (sorry I don't have accents), Donatienne, Ghislaine, Gwenaelle, the exotic Magali, and the ever-beautiful Melisande. I'm blown away by the relatively untapped beauty of naming. (Well, untapped over here!)

A Fairy-Tale-Princess name if there ever was one.

I find this name too much of a mouthful. Millicent is pretty too but again, a real mouthful.

I like Millicent, although Melisande is a much prettier version. Why isn't Melissanthe on this site? I think it is the loveliest of all.

Beautiful and rare!