To still be hurt that my DSis stole my baby name?

This. Maybe your sister had always wanted to use that name too.
Could you have used a different version like Alison or Alyssa? Too late now anyway if it was last year - you must have been able to choose another name. Be glad if your child is happy and healthy.
(But can see you'd think twice about trusting your sister!)

Alice is a nice name.but tbh I've known some right weird Alice's, I think you dodged a bullet by picking a different name

I know a family, two brothers and their wives, both expecting. One made known her baby boy's name well in advance, really everybody knew. Her SIL gave birth first, called and asked "would you mind if we used [that exact name] because we can't think of another one". She did mind. When she gave birth she still gave that preferred name to her baby boy. Indeed, both little boys have now the same first name ...... and the same surname - their fathers being brothers. When people ask, the ridicule is on the SIL who stole the name - because who can't think of a name for their baby other than one chosen by somebody else????

Be very sure to never share any names again with your sister. Nasty behaviour and I don't blame you feeling upset.
No point bringing it up. Enjoy your baby and keep your preferences more guarded where your sister is concerned.

If your child isn't very old, I would rename them the name you love now. They don't live together, so don't worry about it. And if you get stick from her or your parents, push back, hard. Don't live regretting it.

Sister sounds very nasty. She knew you loved the name.
I’d limit contact, as you have had problems in the past with her.

If you have another girl, call her Alice. IMO you should have gone ahead and called your dd Alice anyway - and if/when people said anything about 2 Alices, you could have just said well I had planned to use the name since I was little myself so I did.

When my sister was pregnant she said her husband really loved a certain name, me and my husband knew we would call our next child this name IF we ever had another daughter. So my sister steered her husband away from that name so that we could use that name on the off chance we ever had another child. Now that is sisterly love!! Me and my sister adore each other, it seems your sister is a bitch! We indeed had another girl and used the name and I'm always grateful for my sister doing this.

Can you please explain how are her mother feelings trumping her own in this particular case.
Such a small minded excuse: 'oh what will the family say or think' Who cares!!

Yeah it a dick thing to do. Even if she like the name too, you could have at least tossed a coin for it! I think it's less about the name and more about the way she handled this. Pretty sneaky.

That’s so unfair and nasty of your sister.

I’d make sure to tell your sister how relieved you are now that you didn’t choose it. Some believe that Carroll’s predilection for small girls, particularly his fixation with seven year old Alice was at best unhealthy and at worst….I don’t need to explain.

Have a read

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/oct/29/gender.uk

What about 'Alicia' or 'Eliece'?

Both my daughter and my son called their girls the same name. They have different middle names. She could quite easily have used the same name really, and given her baby a middle name too.

Love this, especially if an animal breed she dislikes.

If you really love the name then you should still call child Alice. Does it matter if there are 2 Alice in family. One of my siblings called her son C and a few months later one of my DH’s siblings had a son and also called him C. So we have 2 nephew’s called C. No big deal.

My best friend called her son the same name as mine. There was a big age gap though. I was slightly perturbed but didn’t let it affect our friendship.

OP - lesson learnt, don’t discuss names! She was out of order. I would have been tempted to still use the name but see why you didn’t.

That's what cousins are!

So I am a child that had their name stolen.

My Mum told her best friend my first and middle name choice. They were both expecting girls. My first name was chosen as my Mum’s favourite Bible name (My gran was VERY religious and needed to be kept happy!) and my middle name was my Nan’s middle name. So all very specific.

Her friend had her baby first and stole BOTH names!! Needless to say they did not stay friends for long and my Mum still called me what she had chosen.

Flash forward about 11years and the friend tried to build bridges with my Mum. They agreed to have a catch-up around their house and I already knew the story. When I was left to play with ‘my name ‘Usurper’,she tried to tell me that I was named after her. I was so mad and soon put her right!! She went down in flames😂

Poor girl she was the one hurt the most by it. Now I’m an adult I feel sorry for her as her Mum didn’t have enough imagination to pick something special for her. Needless to say I didn’t tell anyone my daughter’s name until she was born!!

Why didn't you just give your child the name you wanted.She clearly disregarded your wishes/intention to use that name why did you respect her choice? There is nothing wrong with two relatives having a same name. When your child grows up you can say what was the reason behind it.
In fact - you should change your child's name to be what you set your heart on. I believe that names also bring certain 'luck' with them - stick with what you felt is right for your child.
Why did you give up - I honestly don't understand.

You should of used the same name, very wrong of sis, as you go thru life you see how people let you down, be cautious with her in future♥️

I'd have used the same name and let people know I'd planned to use it and your sister decided to as well.

I wouldnt have changed my plan to give her whatever name i planned for her. Everyone knew this was the name you'd chosen.

I'm not sure why you didn't call her 'Alice' - and if your sister complained, you simply remind her you told her your plan well before she had her 'Alice'. (And if you gave her one or two other forenames, your daughter could use one of them if she preferred later).

I like the name Alice but the only thing that puts me off is the song living next door to Alice .' Who the f@#k is Alice. ? Having said that it may not be relevant in the future but you could have done your daughter a favour.

Course you can. People juggle the same names in families all the time. People name children after themselves or still alive relatives. People marry people with the same name as their family members etc. IT’S FINE.

They have their own name - it just happens also to be the name of a close-ish relative.

Two DGC of mine have the same name - no-one in the family regards it as any sort of problem. Why would it be? They are cousins and as life progresses will probably hardly see each other!