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Alice or Cara

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adagio · 28/01/2016 21:31

Expecting dd2 within the next week or so (due 31st) so we've been trying to filter down our names list.

We like Emilia, but would probably use it as a middle name with either Alice or Cara. So...

Alice Emilia
or
Cara Emilia

Which do you prefer?

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BestIsWest · 28/01/2016 21:32

Cara Emilia.

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cornishglos · 28/01/2016 21:34

Cara! Gorgeous! I wanted it but dh didn't.

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Sophronia · 28/01/2016 22:52

Alice Emilia

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mrsschu · 28/01/2016 22:54

Cara. Alice is nice also but I'm getting a tad bored of it. Cara is lovely.

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Scarletforya · 28/01/2016 22:56

Alice, by a country mile.

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KoalaDownUnder · 28/01/2016 22:56

Cara.

More punchy and underused, compare with Alice.

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TheWomanInTheWall · 28/01/2016 22:58

Cara

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Brokenbiscuit · 28/01/2016 23:00

I don't like Cara. There is a reason it's underused!

Alice is lovely. Smile

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Sunshine511 · 28/01/2016 23:06

Cara Emilia - beautiful x

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Coatandhat · 28/01/2016 23:13

Cara! It's my DD 18's name - conceived on Italian honeymoon Smile - so we chose it because it means dear or lovely. Like Sunshine says, Cara Emilia - it's beautiful and elegant.

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BooAvenue · 28/01/2016 23:15

Alice is lovely.

Cara is harsh and common IMO. Clara is better.

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applecatchers36 · 28/01/2016 23:19

Alice

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Herrerarerra · 28/01/2016 23:21

Cara is lovely and unusual. Alice is, well, everywhere.

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PunkAssMoFo · 28/01/2016 23:26

Cara. Simple yet pretty.

Alice is just a bit meh.

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JingsAndCrivens · 29/01/2016 00:12

BooAvenue I hope you don't shop in Boux Avenue, now that is common. Cara, not so common.

OP I like both names equally.

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Sangria · 29/01/2016 00:21

Alice Emilia. It flows better.

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Borninthe60s · 29/01/2016 00:25

Alice popular and my preferred choice

Cara - makes me think of someone saying car with a stammer sorry.

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HerdOfRhino · 29/01/2016 06:14

I really like both. I think I prefer Cara. I think Carla is a nice name too, not sure if you'd consider it.

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MissHoneyBee · 29/01/2016 06:35

Alice, I think goes better with the second name. Two vowels together sound off to me.

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 29/01/2016 06:40

Cara.

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Thetruthfairy · 29/01/2016 09:12

Cara is lovely. Love Clara too x

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Yika · 29/01/2016 09:17

Both lovely. Perhaps slighly prefer Cara.

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marjolaine · 29/01/2016 09:51

Cara Emilia. I love Cara and think Alice is meh sounding (also always think; Alice, Alice, who the fuck is Alice...).

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DontKillMyVibe · 29/01/2016 13:19

Am not a fan of the name Cara but I always have to stop before I say it and think because my natural tendency is to say Ciara. Prefer Alice

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