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Stuck between two

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Penny67 · 04/10/2020 11:59

Due our second dd soon and stuck between Alice and Harriet, out first dd is called Emily. We will probably wait and see which she suits but would like opinions please?

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Thymeout · 05/10/2020 12:03

Alice. Goes better with Emily, both are elegant, feminine names. Harriet, especially when it's shortened to Hattie, is more jolly hockey sticks, a good sport.

MumChats · 05/10/2020 12:01

I prefer Alice. Although for the record i know three Harriets and none of them are Harrys so i don't think that needs to be a concern!

I hope when she is born she looks like a name and it's easy for you to pick!

itsjakeandamy · 05/10/2020 11:52

Harriet.
But I like Alice too.

PlantPotting · 05/10/2020 11:36

I really love both. You have excellent taste. Emily is great too
I'll pick Harriet

JustDavesWife · 05/10/2020 10:32

Alice is more feminine than Harriet..

Starlight39 · 05/10/2020 10:25

I like both but prefer Alice. I think with Harriet you need to think of what nicknames you might end up with.

CatteStreet · 05/10/2020 10:25

Harriet, by a mile.

Pudding01 · 05/10/2020 10:23

Alice, as it flows nicer with Emily

micc · 05/10/2020 10:23

I prefer Alice :)

FourPlasticRings · 05/10/2020 08:36

Emily and Harriet sounds better to my ear than Emily and Alice.

VenusClapTrap · 05/10/2020 08:35

Harriet. I like Alice too though.

BikeRunSki · 05/10/2020 06:57

@Tillygetsit

Another vote for Alice. My cousin has one so I'm biased. She's spelt the Welsh way though, Alys as dcous husband had a problem with A lice Hmm
That’s nuts. “Lice” is plural, the singular is “louse”.
MercyBodle · 04/10/2020 23:46

I see your dilemma as both are great names and both work perfectly well with sister Emily. I see Alice as a more gentle, more sweet name and Harriet as bit tougher and more quirky, if that helps. Hopefully one of them will feel just right when she is born! Sorry not much help here.

Tillygetsit · 04/10/2020 23:18

Another vote for Alice. My cousin has one so I'm biased. She's spelt the Welsh way though, Alys as dcous husband had a problem with A lice Hmm

BikeRunSki · 04/10/2020 18:13

I’m an Alice, so I am biased. Just check how Alice sounds with your surname. Because of the soft ending, it runs into my very vowelly surname and makes a completely different, legitimate (and much more common for my age) name.

Pemba · 04/10/2020 18:08

Alice is a beautiful name.

I do quite like Harriet but it's not in the same league.

Either would go well with Emily

LarkDescending · 04/10/2020 18:00

Alice. I love it.

MikeUniformMike · 04/10/2020 17:34

I really don't like Harry, or Harri, as a nn for a girl.

Oneandabean · 04/10/2020 17:20

Alice is so lovely and goes best with Emily

DramaAlpaca · 04/10/2020 16:18

I like both names a lot.

I think Alice goes best with Emily. Both are gentle, soft sounding names whereas Harriet is a bit more spiky.

MichelleOR84 · 04/10/2020 16:16

I like Harriet with Harry as a nickname best . Alice is pretty too ! I know what you mean about meeting the baby first though .

ReeseWitherfork · 04/10/2020 13:45

Harriet

Tweetypietwo · 04/10/2020 13:45

Both are lovely and go well with Emily! Just wait and see what she suits most when she arrives 😃

finallychangedmyusername · 04/10/2020 13:45

Alice and Emily are two of my favourite girl names! A definite vote for Alice.

MikeUniformMike · 04/10/2020 13:42

Both are really nice. I prefer Alice, but feel Harriet goes better with Emily.

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