Melissa showing off her shiny, clean coat.

I've two characters named Melissa, and you're all lucky that there ain't more; it's my favorite girl's name, if I ever have kids (I don't intend to) and I have a girl? I would love to name her Melissa. It's always the first name that comes to mind when making a new female lead, and I've resorted to baby-name sites to find a suitable one; usually by looking up key meanings and choosing whichever is best.

Try it with the names of my characters using http://www.thinkbabynames.com/ it's really true. *A few exceptions, of course. Saharah, Cibbie, and Blueberry are names that I chose because I wanted to. Sybil, which is Cibbie's real name, just HAPPENS to fit her.*