alisha,roxanne or any other ideas!!!!!

[Twinklebum]

just found out im having a girl after having 3 boys! i have always said that if i had a girl i would call her alisha although i quite like roxanne but now im not sure on either name.

whats the first thing you think of when you hear alisha or roxanne?

[onimolap]

Alisha always sounds like a mispronunciation of Alicia.

I think Roxanne is a wonderful name. I'd think first of Alexander the Great, but after that, The Police.

[ShoppingDays]

Prefer Alicia to Alisha.

Not keen on Roxanne.

[tummytickler]

I prefer Roxanne.
I dislike Alisha a lot. Alice is nice though.

[Edmundo]

I love Alice and Alicia is OK (A-liss-ia_

[MelinaM]

I prefer Roxanne, lovely and underused in my opinion! ..Roxy is a fab too! x

[SherbetDibDab]

I like the Roxy nickname.

[Idlegirl83]

Really don't like the nickname 'roxy' - Alisha gets my vote!

[PracticallyImperfectInEveryWay]

DSis is called Alicia (pronounced A-liss-ia initially but my grandma couldn't say it so it became the Alisha pronunciation before long) and she loves her name.

Roxanne is a nice name also, but for some reason makes me think of an 80's pop video.

[MrManager]

"whats the first thing you think of when you hear alisha or roxanne?"

A 16 year old pushing a pram round a council estate.

[mathanxiety]

What are your boys' names? Maybe there's a girls' name out there that would 'go' with them?

Congratulations btw!

[mathanxiety]

How about Rosalie? Rosalia? (a bit of both but not either iyswim)

[jumpyjack]

TBH they both seem a bit dated.
Any other names you like? What are your DS' names?What about Isla or Heidi or Lexie?

[BuntyPenfold]

If you like the name Roxanne, don't look up what happened to Alexander the Greats Roxanne

Agree with mrmanager too.

[Twinklebum]

hi all i was afraid that they did sound a but chavvy/council estate ish! my boys are callum, ayden and brandon.

i do really like the alicia (as in a-liss-ia)but its a friends dd name, think it might be a bit weird to have the same.

all ideas now very welcome!!!

[Twinklebum]

what do you all think of imogen would/could the nn be immy?

[BuntyPenfold]

Love Imogen!
I know an Imogen Rose, but she isn't called by a nn. I can't think of one.

[BrandyButterPie]

I'm afraid they do sound a bit... not very aspirational. Alicia, maybe Roseanna? Alison? Olivia? Octavia?

Maybe continue the celtic-esque theme? Erin?

Don't go for one without a phoenetic spelling though, and make sure to spell it in the normal way, or you are creating a world of trouble (and bad first impressions)

[Hedwig3]

Congratulations!

Didn't I read somewhere that Imogen means 'last child'? Have heard nns Immy and Mim.

Sounds nice with the boys names. Or...

Alexa
Esme
Rosa
Lara

[ShoppingDays]

Emily
Georgia
Leah
Skye
Rebecca
Iona
Sophia
Megan
Emma
Jessica

[mathanxiety]

I thought Imogen was a misspelling/ anglicisation by Shakespeare of an older Irish word for 'daughter' (inghean). So a bit like 'colleen', which means girl.

Roseanna is lovely.

How about
Ava
Jemima
Eilidh
Eily
Muireann/ Mirren
Ailsa
Alannah (means 'darling child')

[5GoldenFimbos]

Don't like Alisha or Roxanne. Both are the nasty girls at dd's school.

Alice
Lucy
Susannah
Melanie

[PressureDrop]

I like Roxana. Is that a possibility?

[AllieW]

We have an Imogen known as Immy. I've also heard of one known by Mimi. It is indeed Shakespeare's misspelling of Innogen. But I've seen some name books give the meaning as image, too. Our Imogen is Imogen Sophia so I like the fact that her name could mean Image of Wisdom!

As to the OP, not keen on Alisha or Roxanne. I quite like Alicia but with the Alissia pronunciation as others have mentioned.

[CristinaTheAstonishing]

Alessia, Alice
Roxanna is lovely.