i was also named after alyssa milano and i also hate how people pronounce my name and how they spell it.

Lush unique name.
I love Alyssa Milano and her name it goe with
practicly any middle name. I no 2 Alyssa Jaynes.

I named my baby girl Alyssa. She is now 3 and is so beautiful and lovely. I am so in love with her!

I named my baby girl Alyssa. She is now 3 and is so beautiful and lovely. I am so in love with her!

too common mostly everywhere i go. I hate when people spell it with an i and not an y!

I have been thinking about naming my new baby if it is a girl Alyssa Dawn...

my mom found my name(alyssa) somewhere and i hated my name when i was younger because it was SO unique! and i couldnt find any pens with my name on it LOL but now it is so popular and yes i agree about how people pronounce it and spell it...and x-boyfriend of mine in VA had an X girlfriend named Alissa lol 2 funny

Throughout school, this name has given me nothing but problems! If you're telling someone your name, they will misspell it. If they see it on paper, they mispronounce it. It gets really frustrating. And when you introduce yourself, "Hi, I'm Alyssa" more often than not that person thinks you said you're Melissa. I've gotten that one a bunch and Aleesa, Alicia, and even Elizabeth when people hear my nickname of Lissy, they think it's Lizzy. It's not the worst name in the world, but it does get tiring always having to explain either how to say it or spell it. And I'm not too thrilled I was named after Alyssa Milano!

I named my daughter Alyssa. When I first heard the name I instantly fell in love with it. It just seemed so pure, innocent, beautiful and unique. When my daughter was born, everything about her seemed to fit with my feelings for this name. I have never regretted it and Aly loves when people tell her she has such a beautiful name.

Thinking if my baby is a girl to name her Alyssa Rose.

My mother always wanted two little girls; Ashley Nicole (me) and Alyssa Noelle. Well unfortunately she never had any other kids. So, ever since I was about 8 years old I told my mother not to worry and that I would name my daughter Alyssa Noelle. Needless to say, she never believed me. When I told her I was pregnant in 2006 and having a girl she asked me the name. I said "Mother, don't be silly, you know what I'm naming her". She proceeded to say 'she didn't'. So I told her. Immediately the woman starting crying pronouncing, "You always said you were going to but, never really thought you would". My daughter is now 2 years and 4 months old. After, I had looked up the meaning of her name and saw it was LOGICAL for her spelling, I knew right away that it was a great fit. She is one of the SMARTEST two year olds you will ever meet and very logical, clumsy, but logical. I couldn't have asked for a better name for such a beautiful girl.

Also, I believe the middle name really molds a first name as well. In this instance, it's Noelle. When people ask me my daughters name, I don't just say ALYSSA, I say ALYSSA NOELLE.

I absolutely love the Y spelling. Our crazy neighbor across the hall has a daughter named Alissa. I hate the spelling with an I. No wonder, people pronounce the name wrong. Alissa (to me) would be pronounced: A-lees-A.

What is REALLY cute is that my daughter gave herself a nickname. I was never really into nicknames. They are cute for when the child is younger however, nicknames stick with you throughout your whole life. Often alyssa's are nicknamed Lis, or Lissy, or Aly. Well when they get to be about 40 they are not going to want to be called "Lissy" anymore. (at least I wouldn't). I also feel choosing a name that is easy for the child to say is highly important. Which brings me to the nickname my daughter gave herself. She calls herself "Issa" which is just too cute. It's not quite a nickname, it's her just not knowing how to say the AL part.

Oh and for the record, my daughter was NOT named after ALyssa Milano. Although I was named after a soap opera character (Y&R I believe). Yuck! Please don't ever name a child after a character on T.V or a famous celebrity. Just because you enjoy watching that particular person, doesn't mean they will be interested by the time they get old enough to realize!

My daughter's name is Alyssa Kristine Kristine is the name of an aunt of mine who died two months after my husband and I married. I miss her still and wanted to honor her memory somehow, so I gave my daughter her name as a middle name. I know my aunt would be proud since my daughter, now a teenager, is beautiful and gifted artistically and musically. My aunt was an artist.

My husband and I chose the name Alyssa because it just sounded right. My husband's first choice was Ariel, which I vetoed immediately. The Little Mermaid was still fresh in everyone's mind, so I didn't want that.

We call her Lyss, or Lyssa, but she and her friends call her Ally. I like all of those nicknames.

She does have problems with people not spelling her name correctly or mispronouncing it, but she doesn't mind. She likes the name, which I'm glad for. It isn't easy to name a child and have them grow up liking the name. I hated my own name, Joy, until I was an adult. Now I don't mind it. It's different, but only just enough to help people remember it.

I hadn't even heard of Alyssa Milano until after I named my daughter. Charmed wasn't out yet and her stint as a child actress was not well known, at least by me. I'm glad I didn't know about her. I might not have chose the name, and that would have been sad. It's such a beautiful name.