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Nicknames for Alice

41 replies

NoTeaForMe · 26/11/2012 14:46

Other than Ally/Ali is there any nickname for Alice?

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bellamysbride · 26/11/2012 16:44

Grumpy pants or Ali palais!

chocolateicecream · 26/11/2012 17:17

NoTea, don't worry about any associations, most names have them to some point. We had a few comments from FIN and BIL's when we named our Dd but they don't say anything now. No one else has.

My Alice received a beautifully illustrated Alice in Wonderland book as a Christening gift, I thought that it was lovely.

The only downside of her name (to me anyway) is that it is apparently about number 37 in popularity.

The Bear thing is not routinely associated with the name, just a personal thing, although if you Google Alice Bears they are very lovely.

NoTeaForMe · 26/11/2012 17:24

Ah, my sister lives quite close to Alice's bear shop and my niece has a couple of the bears/books signed by Rikey, but I didn't think of it at all! That's not a bad association anyway! They're lovely and maybe a good present for my sister to buy the baby if it's a girl!

Thanks

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IWipeArses · 26/11/2012 17:34

Lal

insancerre · 26/11/2012 17:39

My Alice is called Ali Bongo from Bingo land. Or AliBongo for short.
When she was little she used to call herself Arses Grin

EssieW · 26/11/2012 17:51

Our Alice is known only as Alice but as she's only three, then there's time for this to change. I chose it because there isn't an obvious shortened version.

Did wonder about Lissie as a possible nickname. She's having none of it.

HRH008 · 26/11/2012 17:59

I admit to still hating "Alice the camel".

I´m almost over it (aged 40) Grin

recall · 26/11/2012 18:04

Living next door to Alice ....Alice ......

NoTeaForMe · 26/11/2012 18:10

HRH008 you're supposed to be helping and telling me how lovely the name is, not telling me how much you hate Alice the camel!

recall you're not helping either!

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FivesAndNorks · 26/11/2012 18:16

Dd is alice and we call her Ali, or alligator when she's being a grump, like now

NoTeaForMe · 26/11/2012 18:23

Wow! Mainly nice, positive responses! Thankyou! My daughter has a nickname that is nothing like/from her actual name-so I am aware that nicknames do tend to happen rather than are a planned thing!

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HRH008 · 28/11/2012 07:40

I have fun at Oktoberfest though (live in Munich) where you get thousands of people in a tent singing "Who the fuck is Alice?" and our table gets up and shouts "SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE´S Alice" Grin

LittleDonkin · 29/11/2012 18:44

I have known an Alice who's nickname was Cece

alemci · 29/11/2012 18:57

My Alice gets called Alan at times by silly friends and Ali but it is a great name. Alison sounds dated somehow.

When we named her Adam Faith and Zoe Wanamaker were in a drama with a baby called Alice but all around the same time - early 90's, wasn't as popular then I don't think

Go Alice Go boom boom - HRH008

Also Alice Aligator - all our animal friends (filling up now)

milktraylady · 29/11/2012 19:08

My sister is an Alice, we called her Lally for short. and my mum also called her bubs, short for beelzebubs. But my mum is a bit odd!

SneezySnatcher · 29/11/2012 19:35

A truly beautiful name. It's DD's middle name. I wanted it as a first name but our surname starts with an S and they 'ran together' too much.

I like Lissy as a nickname.

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