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Miriam or Alice

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Tenbysurf · 01/01/2011 03:01

We have a short list of Miriam (Mitzy for short ) or Alice. Thoughts welcome please.

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tebbles · 01/01/2011 17:56

Alice sounds fresher and feminine.

Miriam sounds like a more serious name. I dont really like Mitzy as a nickname either. Miri is nicer IMO

panettoinydog · 01/01/2011 17:48

Alice is quite nice. Miriam is ok too. Mitzy is awful

JojoMags · 01/01/2011 17:47

Love Alice. Not keen on Miriam, but that is because I associate it with old ladies!

TheFallenMadonna · 01/01/2011 17:21

Miriam. But NOT Mitzy.

treas · 01/01/2011 17:20

Alice is quite a common popular name around our area.

Can honestly say I only know one Miriam and she is a 40ish yo Dutch Lady. Merry would be a nice nn for Miriam though.

boodleboot · 01/01/2011 17:10

i Have a 3month old Alice and am so pleased we went with it in the end. So timeless.

swanandduck · 01/01/2011 16:53

Alice is lovely. I don't like Miriam and think it's a bit middle aged.

GandalfyCarawak · 01/01/2011 14:42

Not helpul, but just wanted to say this is the nicest "... or ..." name thread on mumsnet. Both lovely names.

pipplin · 01/01/2011 14:39

Alice or Alys

SillyTillyBilly · 01/01/2011 14:37

I loooove Miriam. It is pretty and unusual and biblical but everyone knows it and can say it. There are loads of good nicknames.

Alice is ok but sadly I knew two Alice's who both have learning difficultes so it is a name with associations now.

usualsuspect · 01/01/2011 13:53

Alice ..don't like Miriam at all

BelligerentGhoul · 01/01/2011 13:51

I'm with Spidookly - love Alice but dislike Miriam. I quite like Mitzy though but prefer Mimi.

smileychicken · 01/01/2011 13:47

I really like both actually but Miriam has the edge. My vote is for Miriam then.

EricNorthpolesChristmas · 01/01/2011 13:16

Miriam is gorgeous. Would definitely use it for a girl except I have a SIL Merieme. Just please please don't force a NN. I find it too twee and vommitous when parents do this. Wait il she's born and a NN develops naturally, if at all.

Oh and Mitzy is shit. Why ruin a gorgeous name by calling her mitzy?

spidookly · 01/01/2011 12:42

Alice.

Do not like Miriam.

allnightlong · 01/01/2011 12:05

I love both names very classic.
Hate Mitzy for Miriam too twee and a bit daft sounding, much prefer Miri or merry.

ensure · 01/01/2011 09:45

Alice. Merry is a nice nn for Miriam.

purepurple · 01/01/2011 09:35

I have an Alice, it is a lovely name. She doesn't get called any nn, except for Ali-Bongo from bingo-land by DH Hmm
Don't really like Miriam.

pinkhebe · 01/01/2011 09:29

I know an awful Mirium, for that reason alone, Alice Grin

theagedparent · 01/01/2011 09:26

Miriam is lovely

Rhubarbgarden · 01/01/2011 08:42

Miriam

SoupDragon · 01/01/2011 08:37

Miriam, but, as others have said, not Mitzy. Miri or even Merry would be a nice nickname.

Both are nice names, I do like Alice too, but Miriam is, IMO, the better of the two.

Patsy99 · 01/01/2011 08:29

I love Alice, but I know 3 of them under 5, it seems to have become very popular. On that basis I'd go for Miriam.

Rillyrillygoodlooking · 01/01/2011 07:35

Tenbysurf

DD is Miriam, and I wanted to call her Mim. She ends up being called Miri if shorted.

I felt too uncomfortable with Mim in the end. Don't know why.

WhatSheSaid · 01/01/2011 07:32

The only Ally/Alis I know are Alisons, not Alices