A name like Alice?

[smother]

I love Alice but I can't use it because of issues with our surname... so I was wondering if people could suggest similar sounding names? many thanks!

[BelligerentGhoul]

One of my dds has Alice as one of her names and I love it. Other names that I like are:

Marianne
Yolande
Hermione
Isobel
Rebecca
Ruth
Daisy
Clover
Naomi
Lydia
Elinor
Cecily
Beatrice

[RockBat]

What is your surname, Alice? If you like the name so much are you sure you're not writing it off for a non reason? I'm trying to think of a surname which would rule it out... Ellis? Alice Ellis is ok...Wallis? Alice Wallis? Again, not a deal breaker. Inwonderland? That could be a problem, I grant you

[GreenStinkingStumpSleeves]

Carys
Alexa
Sophie
Polly
Susannah
Paris
Lucy

all seem to have something tenuous in common with Alice to me

what level of similarity were you hoping for though?

[FerminaUrbinoDaza]

Kate or Anna

[GrumpyFish]

Top of our list this time are Alice and Katherine (Kate).

[FerminaUrbinoDaza]

It's got to be Cooper. Can't think of any other surname that would have an issue with Alice.

[RockBat]

Cooper, of course! He's cool though, not a bad thing...yeah, would raise a few eyebrows I guess :)

[SHRIIIEEEKPoolingBearBlood]

or InChains

[BridesheadRegardless]

Lucy

or

Kate.

they are both simple yet pretty and have a slightly old fashioned feel.

[Rhubarbgarden]

Lorna
Dinah
Esther

[BikeRunScream]

Eliza
Iris
Isla
Ella
Imogen

[KatieScarlett2833]

Phallus?

[cyanarasamba]

Alice was on my shortlist but DH won't hear of it. These names have the same sort of pretty "feel" to me:

Cora
Constance (Connie)
Orla
Rose
Emily

Also like Esther (Tess) or Estelle (Stella).

[PaulineMole]

I was thinking of Alice for DD2 (due in 2 days) but am now waving towards Lydia, Florence, Beatrice or Frances.

[BelligerentGhoul]

Esther/Hester is lovely.

[BarnMummy]

Emilia - I have 2 boys so never got to use it, but I think it's very pretty.

[eatyourveg]

Grace or Esme

[toomanyprojects]

My DD1 is Katherine Alice (Short surname)
DD2 is Victoria Jane.

DD2 was going to be Jessica but it just didn't suit when she was born.

[LadyCressida]

I used Alice for DD even though it sounds bad with our surname (I figure she won't have it forever!)

Other names in a similar vein...

Margot/Margaret/Marguarite
Emma
Philippa
Katherine
Adelaide (that comes from the same stem as Alice and is still very pretty)

[smother]

thanks for the suggestions- some beautiful names. None I love quite as much as Alice but getting there....

no, my surname isn't cooper or inwonderland etc!

it's just a name that would go pretty badly with the initial A. before it..... would make an otherwise normal surname a source of potential teasing. Honestly, I'd use Alice if I could!

[SpiderWilliam]

If it's an issue with the initial could you call her Something Alice Surname, and call her Alice? I know a couple of people whose parents swapped the two first names around to avoid unfortunate acronyms, but used the middle name day to day.

[GreenStinkingStumpSleeves]

What about Phyllis?

[KatieScarlett2833]

I said "Phallus", Greeny, don't think it's a goer, somehow.

[GreenStinkingStumpSleeves]

lol yes, but I don't much like Alice either, on account of it containing the word "lice"

am trying to empaffize, innit

Felice?
Or Millicent?

[RockBat]

Is you surname Rse? Or Psehit?

OK, I give up, I guess you're sure you can't use it. Just seems a shame. What about a silent H? Halice?