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Alice v Tabitha

53 replies

fluffyblankets · 21/05/2019 20:19

Hi swistle-
we have the two finalists for our baby girl (who, by the way, kind of desperately needs a name...!!)
Which do you prefer:

Alice
Tabitha (Tabby)

and why?
thank you!

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WLmum · 21/05/2019 21:56

I'm biased as I have a Tabitha. It's a fab name, I love it. When she was born mil did say 'what like a cat?!' But I didn't care because it's a great name. And she didn't like dd2s name either.
For me it's nicely unusual but people still get it. I mostly get really positive comments about it.
The cat thing I find a bit weird as so many animals are called human names - I know plenty of human and dog bella's/Lilly's/fred/Bobby for example, I know cats called James and Brian.

Quintella · 21/05/2019 21:43

Tabitha.

Alice is so prim and proper.

avocadochocolate · 21/05/2019 21:34

Alice. Tabitha makes me think of cats

EmbarrassingOrWhat · 21/05/2019 21:29

Tabitha is gorgeous.

Tabithakatherine · 21/05/2019 21:20

Tabitha :)but then that's my name ha so I'm biased but I do love it and lots of people i meet saywhat a lovely name I have... plus can be shortened I get called tibby tabs tabby tibs all sorts lol!! To me it's a beautiful name and I wouldn't want to be anything else... x

Proseccofuelled · 21/05/2019 21:16

There aren’t likely to be several Alice’s in a class given at most there are 15 girls & Alice is nowhere near 1% of baby girls. It’s not the same as our generation when people picked from fewer names.

Proseccofuelled · 21/05/2019 21:14

Alice

SaigonSaigon · 21/05/2019 21:10

Both gorgeous names. Would probably favour Alice more

99bb · 21/05/2019 21:09

Both lovely. I love Alice, always have, always will.

RaffertyFair · 21/05/2019 20:45

Both perfectly lovely names.

If I were choosing today I would opt for Alice. I like the clear, crisp sound in comparison to the collection of sounds in Tabitha.

daisypond · 21/05/2019 20:40

Alice is lovely but safe. Tabitha is the sort of name I wouldn’t normally like- it’s a worthy servant name to me - but I do think it’s a lot more more interesting than Alice and it’s got a nice rhythm to it. I think I prefer Tabitha.

StargazyDrifter · 21/05/2019 20:40

Tabitha! It has a beautiful meaning, it is charming, timeless yet fresh and who cares about the odd person linking it to Bewitched or cats in their minds - that's a generational thing and your little daughter will make the name her own.

hazandduck · 21/05/2019 20:33

Love both names.

To mix up the cat comments let me just add I had a tortoiseshell named Alice growing up. Didn’t stop me using Alice as DD’s middle name.

Sorry I’m not much help, I love them both equally.

sodabreadjam · 21/05/2019 20:32

I love Alice.

Tabitha reminds me of the witch in Bewitched. The nickname Tabby is just awful.

flumpybear · 21/05/2019 20:31

Tabitha - Alice is nice but tabitha is different, in a nice way, and beautiful

Tabitha every time

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fluffyblankets · 21/05/2019 20:31

I really love Tabitha but I don’t want people to think its a cat name. Alice is lovely but “safe”. So unsure

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ChimpyChops · 21/05/2019 20:31

Alice. I love that name.

Ces6 · 21/05/2019 20:31

I like both. I had a cat called Alice.

Expressedways · 21/05/2019 20:31

Both lovely but I particularly like Tabitha

mamalovebird · 21/05/2019 20:30

Alice.
My cat is called Tabitha.

Isntthatalwaystheway · 21/05/2019 20:30

Difficult as they're both lovely! Tabitha would be my first choice as I love the nicknames Smile

mrsm43s · 21/05/2019 20:28

There will most likely be several Alices in the class, but only one Tabitha.

I prefer Tabitha, I find Alice quite bland. But it is a marmite name, and many don't like the cat association. What about Alicia (pr. A-liss-ee-a) as a prettier, more interesting take on Alice?

MeMeMeYou · 21/05/2019 20:27

Alice - it’s classy and timeless. I do recall when I was a girl I thought I’d name my child Tabitha/tabby as I thought it was cool at the time but nit now I’m afraid

Nicecupofcoco · 21/05/2019 20:27

Alice 100%!

flugelhorn81 · 21/05/2019 20:24

Alice. Tabitha is quite nice but sounds a little bit try hard. Alice is classic.