Marissa vs Keely

LisaJoy_8809

my husband and i are expecting our first, a girl! we are stuck between Marissa Joyce and Keely. we also need a middl name for Keely (i like Alice, he likes Rae) Let me know your thoughts! thanks!!!

harlos40

My favorite is Keely Rae.

forensicmama

I don't like Keely at all. And how could it compare to Marissa Joyce, which is classic and enduring? Keely just looks... blah and made up and unintelligent.

KoalaBear103

I like Keely best

HappyAardvark

No offense to anyone else who loves the name, but since you asked, Keely sounds trashy and overly trendy.  Low class trying too hard to sound classy.

Marissa on the other hand?  Lovely and classic. 

IrishBrideND

forensicmama:

I don't like Keely at all. And how could it compare to Marissa Joyce, which is classic and enduring? Keely just looks... blah and made up and unintelligent.

all of this

alliejo725

Ugh....neither. But gun to my head---Marissa.

HappyMrsK

sorry double post.

HappyMrsK

Marissa Joyce is lovely. Keely doesn't sound very "grown up" to me but that's just my opinion.

magsugar13

Marissa

Keely

Wufroggy79

Definitely Marissa.  Keely sounds like a made up name.

mommydale

I vote Marissa, not a fan of Keely.

grace_anthony

HappyMrsK:

Marissa Joyce is lovely. Keely doesn't sound very "grown up" to me but that's just my opinion.

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cogbot

Marissa (although I don't really like it)

sunnyday016

cogbot:

Marissa (although I don't really like it)

Agree. Keely reminds me of "keeling over" and gives me the mental image of a person puking their guts out. 

Aaron'sWife

Marissa!!! Though I might be biased because that is my name and spelling! You have excellent taste!!

elle80

Out of those two?  MARISSA. 

clairej

Definitely Marissa. Keely sounds very trendy to me. I think Marissa is a very pretty name and is not used often these days.

JLW10

Love Marissa, hate Joyce

still_a_bride

Marissa isn't my favorite name, but it's much better than Keely, IMO.  I LOVE Joyce, it's so pretty and underused nowadays.  

pnksteph

I like Marissa bc you can call her Mari. Keely doesn't bother me too much, but I know I would try to call her Kelly before Keely. 

LMS05

Marissa. Keely is awful. 

braveangel2

Well K is a very popular letter right now, and I can think of at least three Keely (with one or two spelling variations) posts in the last few weeks.

Marissa is underused and underappreciated, and I love the sound. I prefer the Marisa spelling (Marissa looks like it was influenced by Melissa), but it wins by a landslide for me.

rsquaredr

I like Keely best. Marissa is nms and I think of old women when I hear Joyce.

LMS05

braveangel2:

Marissa is underused and underappreciated, and I love the sound. I prefer the Marisa spelling (Marissa looks like it was influenced by Melissa), but it wins by a landslide for me.

Marissa and Marisa are pronounced differently.

Marisa is pronounced Muh-REE-suh not Muh-RIH-suh

elemar

I'm the odd one out, I prefer Keely.  It's a nice, classic, irish name, not some made up, trendy, trashy name.  Marissa, on the other hand is dated, and NOT classic at all.  Check out this: https://www.babynamewizard.com/name-voyager#prefix=marissa&ms=false&exact=false

moonfaerie

I totally vote for Marissa, but why couldn't you use Joyce as a mn for Keely? Keely Joyce sounds much better than either Keely Alice or Keely Rae. Keely Alice doesn't flow well at all, and Keely Rae sounds a little too country bumpkin.

11kacey

LMS05:

braveangel2:

Marissa is underused and underappreciated, and I love the sound. I prefer the Marisa spelling (Marissa looks like it was influenced by Melissa), but it wins by a landslide for me.

Marissa and Marisa are pronounced differently.

Marisa is pronounced Muh-REE-suh not Muh-RIH-suh

I know two women named Marisa and both pronounce it Muh-RIH-suh

IrishBrideND

11kacey:

LMS05:

braveangel2:

Marissa is underused and underappreciated, and I love the sound. I prefer the Marisa spelling (Marissa looks like it was influenced by Melissa), but it wins by a landslide for me.

Marissa and Marisa are pronounced differently.

Marisa is pronounced Muh-REE-suh not Muh-RIH-suh

I know two women named Marisa and both pronounce it Muh-RIH-suh

ditto. I don't know anyone who pronounces it Muh-REE-suh and I know many people who spell it both ways.

HAFranklin

magsugar13:

Marissa

Keely

This x 1000!!!

HopesDiamond

I peruse this board occasionally, but never feel compelled to comment. I just had to today. Keely is great; a classic, traditional, Irish name. I would ordinarily say Marissa is okay, but after reading these posts, I'll be honest. Marissa is the farthest thing from a "classic, enduring" name. What an absurd idea. Marissa is a plain at best, cheap at worst. Keely will only be called "trendy" by people who've never lived outside of one zip code and consider Walmart the height of fashion... and who name their children Marissa. 

1medicwife

Your baby ... your name choice. I have no preference over the two names, not my style so I wont bash your names.

I think you did great with the middle name with Marissa.

Like someone else said you could add Keely Joyce ... I think thats nice. My only advise would be to keep it a one syllable middle name if you go for Keely.

 Keely ...

Jane

Ann

Faith

Layne / Lane

Hope this helps ... best of luck!

TiffaniMay

I like Marissa best, but Keely is cute, too. My niece is named Keelyn, but I can't remember her middle name to save my life.

LMS05

IrishBrideND:

11kacey:

LMS05:

braveangel2:

Marissa is underused and underappreciated, and I love the sound. I prefer the Marisa spelling (Marissa looks like it was influenced by Melissa), but it wins by a landslide for me.

Marissa and Marisa are pronounced differently.

Marisa is pronounced Muh-REE-suh not Muh-RIH-suh

I know two women named Marisa and both pronounce it Muh-RIH-suh

ditto. I don't know anyone who pronounces it Muh-REE-suh and I know many people who spell it both ways.

They are pronouncing it wrong.

https://inogolo.com/pronunciation/Marisa 

Mom2CoriWes

Definetly Keely! It is my daughter's name and I LOVE it! Marissa is very popular and reminds me of the 90's.  Keely is NOT a made-up name...it is a Irish name with an awesome meaning.  I love Keely Rae!

LisaJoy_8809

thanks for all your input so far. just an fyi Joyce is a family name on my side. my middle name is Joy, my grandmother and aunt/godmother are both Joyce (hence the reason it reminds you of old women) right now were leaning towards Marissa but my hubby seems to flip flop everyday.