Better than Marissa?

amyfelice

Do you like Marisa? Pronounced Ma-rees-a? Or do you think everyone will just say Marissa anyway?

easjer05

It will be pronounced the same as Marissa (it is the same, essentially) until you correct people.

 

kegallagh

I do like it much better than Marissa. People will pronounce it the same way until you tell them otherwise.

mrshenderson081807

easjer05:

It will be pronounced the same as Marissa (it is the same, essentially) until you correct people.

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Ditto this?

carolinag

yeah - i thought they were the same name. i have a friend mar-iss-ah and it is spelled marisa. it's pretty as ma-ree-sah, but you'll have to correct people a lot.

EmmaRain

I think people will pronounce it Marissa either way.

If you look at babynamesworld.com, that is the main complaint by people with the name.

Even famous people like Marisa Tomei and Marisa Miller are pronounced "Marissa" by the media and most people.

kellyfromcali

easjer05:

It will be pronounced the same as Marissa (it is the same, essentially) until you correct people.

?

ditto. So no, I still dont like the name.?

amyfelice

I guess I could see that. It is more commonly pronounced Marissa.

JoyGotDots

I knew a Marisa (ma ris sa).  I think very few people will know you want it pronounced Ma ree sa.

beth thacker

Spell it different and maybe, otherwise it's pretty much the same.

Borghesa

I would have thought they were the same

tct1219

kegallagh:

I do like it much better than Marissa. People will pronounce it the same way until you tell them otherwise.

this. i like mariela, marina, marisol, margot, and marlena better.

MaudGonne

My best friend's name is Marisa and I like it much better than Marissa, but she has spent her whole life telling people how to spell and pronounce it.

AllThatGlitters101

I like your idea, but I think it will be pronounced like Marissa.

Ivana_Stolichnaya

People can be total morons with names.  My name is Alyssa and I've gotten EVERYTHING thrown at me with that one.  My best friend's is name Natalia and she says people call her Natalie all the time.  Seriously people...get it right!

goldenprincess

I am pretty sure that every one will pronoune it Marissa anyway.

LMS05

My SIL's mom is named Marisa. When we first heard the name we called her my brother's wife's mom because Ma-ree-sa is awkward to say. I love Marissa, but not Marisa. I've never heard of the name Marisa until we met her.?

bride2be.austin

if you spell it like that... i think she'll always have to correct people.

if you want Ma-rees-a - i would spell it Maurisa or something like that....

MarisitaM

My name is spelled Marisa. My parents pronounce it Ma-ree-sa, but teachers, relatives, and other kids always pronounced it Marissa. I think the ambiguous pronounciation has bothered other people, but to me, it truly doesn't make that much of a difference--I think both names are beautiful. But if you can't stand the idea of someone calling your daughter Marissa, you should go with another name. It's driven my parents crazy for the past 28 years:)

 

berryblndgirl

I would've pronounced it the same, but I like the Ma-rees-a pronunciation better.