Its origin is greek, yet I have never thought of it as a Greek name.  The name sounds like a serpent. A serpent is smooth in its slither and it makes a hissing sound like the many s’ in my name.  Not sinister, but smooth and fluid. 

My parents followed the trend of 3 syllables. Christopher, Stephanie, and Jonathan. Our first names have no connection to our relatives. I think they just liked the names. So, how can this name relate to me?

The name is calm water in the night or smooth silk. Like water the name is blue. Not sad, but a calm blue. It is the number 6. It has no rough edges. Alyssa is a girl who is kind, easy to talk to, bubbly, and truly down to earth. 

The name’s meaning is rational, truth, and of noble birth. Noble birth is an accident of fortune. Which I find laughable, considering I am what people call an “oopsy” baby. The name doesn’t scream truthful to me. Instead I think of a girl that gets what she wants even if she got it the wrong way. 

I wouldn’t describe myself in that way. I am a pretty rational person. Yes, I am calm. I am not one to get upset over things. Very down to earth. Maybe the name does fit me? 

You can’t  shorten the name Alyssa easily. People tried. Some people drop the first “A” and call me lyssa. Honestly, it is easier. With lyssa you knock off a whole syllable. When someone asks me my name and I put “it’s” in front of Alyssa, the A sound gets covered up anyways.

 I used to want to be called A.J. Alyssa Jean. I am not really sure why. Maybe I didn’t think Alyssa fit my tomboy personality as a child. but over the years I think I have grown into my name pretty well. 

I am not an overly energetic kid, but calm. I go with the flow like water at night. I like my name in all variations. It will stick with me forever.