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Abigail, Alice, Phoebe or something else?

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CakeInMyFace · 30/06/2015 15:20

Ok I've never posted on this board before, so here goes. These are the 3 names me and dh are considering for dd2 and I'd like to know which one everyone likes best.

We'd likely shorten Abigail to Abby from the get go as we both prefer Abby but want to give out DD the option of the longform. I'm not sure about Phoebe but my dh loves this name, he wanted it for our first!

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sweetpeame · 09/07/2015 15:17

Alice is the best of your list. Sophie is fine and if you're not bothered by it's popularity then it's a good choice. Abigail/Abby is ok, wouldn't ever choose it myself though. I dislike Phoebe a lot, I think it will be very dated in a few years. It also sounds too "cute" IMO.

WheresTheHoneyMummy · 08/07/2015 23:57

Love Alice - but then I'm biased because I have an Alice. I also have a Sophie (nicknamed Fi) who was very nearly a Phoebe.

Chchchchanging · 08/07/2015 23:50

Abi not Abby , prefer to Abigail

Bakeoffcake · 05/07/2015 10:13

Abigail is lovely.

Yellowbird01 · 05/07/2015 10:08

Abigail

Allthatnonsense · 05/07/2015 10:02

Alice is beautiful. It is pretty yet strong. Alice is classic, never "common" and it is a name suitable for all ages.

Phoebe is sweet.

Abigail reminds me of pig pail.

Carmenandgetit · 05/07/2015 07:59

If you go for Abigail, be aware there are lots of ways of spelling to shortening of it. We use Abi - as it is seems most natural as is the first part of the name but do get many variations on birthday and Christmas cards

Mehitabel6 · 05/07/2015 07:55

I prefer Alice and Abigail to Sophie, although it might go better with a Greek surname.

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CakeInMyFace · 05/07/2015 07:41

Thanks for the replies, mostly positive (yay!) have decided against Pheobe and now also thinking Sophie. Its just so popular that I'm not sure. I never had this much trouble choosing dd1's name! We have a slightly unusual (Greek) surname so it's tricky getting names to work!

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WasabiNuts · 03/07/2015 14:56

My name is Abigail Alice! Choose that!

BikeRunSki · 03/07/2015 08:01

I'm called Alice. The "WTF is Alice...." Lyrics are mildly annoying and come up very infrequently.

Mehitabel6 · 03/07/2015 05:12

All lovely.
Abigail and Alice joint first and Phoebe third.

swimmerforlife · 03/07/2015 04:17

Abigail is fabulous, was out top runner but we had a DS.

Not keen on Alice.

Phoebe is okay.

turdfairynomore · 03/07/2015 00:05

Don't get me wrong I LOVE Alice but is it just a NI thing to hear the "unofficial" additional Smokie lyric........"Alice? Who the f**k is Alice?"

BikeRunSki · 02/07/2015 23:51

But the singular of "lice" is "louse", and the " i" is soft in Alice and hard in Lice.

toobreathless · 02/07/2015 23:38

Abigail and Phoebe are ok.

Alice is 'A Lice' I can't get over this so really dislike it.

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areyoubeingserviced · 30/06/2015 22:02

Love Abigail

LorelaiVictoriaGilmore · 30/06/2015 21:53

Love Phoebe!

LemonYellowSun · 30/06/2015 20:47

I love the name Alice. Beautiful.

eatyouwithaspoon · 30/06/2015 20:41

Not keen on Abigail, like the other 2 particularly Alice.

CoodleMoodle · 30/06/2015 20:36

Alice, but I'm biased as it's DD's middle name Smile

FatSwan · 30/06/2015 20:36

I'm biased towards Abigail Wink

Then Alice.

OrnamentalAsAnything · 30/06/2015 20:33

Abigail, with Alice as the middle name.

fionadal · 30/06/2015 20:25

Love Alice! Not so keen on the others.

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