Merissa

English Proper noun en female Marissa. en 1995 November Gail Eastwood 7 The Captain’s Dilemma w:Signet Regency romances New York, N.Y. Signet 72 https://archive.org/details/captainsdilemma0000east/page/72/mode/1up 0-451-18192-1 After a pause she added, “I am Merissa Pritchard.” She began carefully to roll up his sleeve. / He repeated her name, rolling the r’s in typically French fashion, drawing out the syllables and placing special emphasis on the last one. His pronunciation made her name sound musical and exotic, almost seductive. “It is a very lovely name, Merissa.” en 2014 Richard Pekar July 1st 1987 The Last Train to Budapest Morrisville, N.C. w:Lulu.com 27 https://books.google.com/books?id=xeI5DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA27 9781291743845 If it’s a girl I’ve always loved the sweet name Merissa en 2015 R. J. Robin 12 Pillars of Time Bloomington, Ind. Archway Publishing 194–195 https://archive.org/details/pillarsoftime0000robi/page/195/mode/1up 978-1-4808-1909-2 “I empty the slop buckets,” the woman said flatly. / “What is your name?” / “Merdie!” shouted a voice from the back. Karn looked to find the offender, as did Sir Loraine, but they did not spot him and no one else reported who it was. / “Your name,” Karn asked quietly and politely. / “Merissa,” the woman answered.