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I like 'Alisande' better.

Actually, Elisande was posted not too long ago.
I think Ellisande is, franky, butchering Melisande. It seems like an excuse to use the nn 'Ella' or 'Elle', which I despise.

My first idea was: "Oh, Melisande without m!". Honestly, I prefer Melisande, as I prefer Desmond over Esmond etc. And btw, I think that "m" is the softest letter in our alphabet. :D
I love Melisande especially because of Pelléas & Mélisande, which is one of my all time favourite operas.

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But well, how do you pronounce Ellisande - e-li-SAHND or e-li-SAN-dee?

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Some combos with Ellisande could be Ellisande Gerda, Ellisande Finola, Ellisande Georgia or Ellisande Cora.

I kind of like it. It's like a soft take on Alexandra

I'm sure it could work; I quite like it. You might also like Alisandre for a boy.

No. I don't really like Ellisande or Melisende, even though the famous bearer of Melisende (Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem) was pretty interesting.

This message was edited 8/23/2008, 7:48 AM

This was posted not that long ago (although spelled Elisande, but I presume it is the same?). Here is a link, where you can find other opinions.

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http://www.behindthename.com/bb/view.php?id=3333528&board=baby