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Alice or Alicia?

29 replies

sockmonster · 04/05/2009 09:49

OK so I loved the name Alicia first time around but I seriously dislike the pronunciation 'aleeesha' and foresaw a lifetime of correcting everyone-- also it seemed to potentially be a little, erm, ghetto chav?

So, this time I am favouring Alice, possibly, but dp disagrees and says Alicia is much prettier. I speak Spanish and will be spending quite a bit of time in spanish speaking countries (post swine flu!) but I still think Alice is more classic.

Hmm I'm not sure... help!?

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slackrunner · 04/05/2009 10:04

ALice is lovely. Really not fond of ALicia at all.

tummytickler · 04/05/2009 09:59

Alice is so much more classic. It is beautiful.
Alicia is soooo faddy, i think and will sound really dated in 20 years time whereas Alice will not.
I love Alice but can not use it as it sounds too similar to dd's name - you can use it for mr

Bucharest · 04/05/2009 09:51

Alice. Less faddy and classier.