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Ulyssa
I've been thinking about this name a lot lately; I was looking through U names a couple weeks ago and it jumped out at me. I've always liked Alyssa (but it's been a little too trendy for it to be a firm favorite), so I appreciate the similarity - but would a Ulyssa get mistaken for an Alyssa too often?WDYT? Any combo ideas?

you taught me the courage of stars before you left
how light carries on endlessly, even after death
with shortness of breath, you explained the infinite
how rare and beautiful it is to even exist
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Definitely think it'd be mistaken for a "creative" spelling of Alyssa. I'd prefer something a little less ambiguous, like Ursula. I'd pair it with something fairly simple for a middle name.
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Someone named Ulyssa would probably get called "UH-lyssa" a lot by mistake - which is a shame, because Ulyssa is such a cool name.
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I think it's great, but I'm guessing a lot of people won't see it for what it really is. A lot of people will just assume it's a creative version of Alyssa rather than an awesome feminine form of Ulysses. Like, I don't think people will confuse the two names, but I'm not sure people will realize how inherently cool it is.Middle name combos are hard for this one!Ulyssa Rosalie
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I say Ulyssa like Ulysses, with a long u, not a short one. I think people would say it's a typo, and should be Alyssa. I like Odessa better as a fem. form. of Ulysses/ Odysseus.
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I like it alright. I still prefer Alyssa, but the yoo sound isn't unappealing. Twice I've heard a stranger call a daughter Eudora (it might have been the same people) and I think it is distinctive and not clunky. So Ulyssa could work. I guess I would worry more about it starting to come out "Yalyssa" instead of "Yulyssa" in my accent. But I would not worry a lot about confusion with Alyssa. It'd happen at first introduction now and then, but people would learn quickly. Every name gets mistaken.Ulyssa Jasmine
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If it's pronounced uh-liss-uh, yes, it would be mistaken for Alyssa; sound the same, get assumed to be the same. I really like Alyssa.
If it's pronounced yoo-liss-uh, then I don't like it at all.
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