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Alice or Florence

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Buddy1981 · 21/07/2013 19:00

We are 2 weeks away from our due date and have a boys name in place, still undecided about girls, but these two seem to be our fav and wondered peoples thoughts on Alice or Florence?

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FingersCrossedLegsNot · 21/07/2013 19:10

Florence

Littlecherublegs · 21/07/2013 20:47

Not a massive fan of either but if I had to pick it would Alice.

mrsden · 21/07/2013 20:49

Florence

BigW · 21/07/2013 20:51

Florence

HystericalParoxysm · 21/07/2013 20:52

Alice

ShadowMeltingInTheSun · 21/07/2013 20:56

Alice.

Florence as a full name is okay, but I don't like the potential nicknames, which puts me off it.

excited99 · 21/07/2013 20:58

I love both but prefer Florence.

Standautocorrected · 21/07/2013 21:16

Florence.

Fayrazzled · 21/07/2013 21:16

Alice. Don't like the nicknames for Florence. Also Florence seems more popular, although I don't know if the statistics bear that out.

Jojay · 21/07/2013 21:19

Alice. Underused and beautiful. Florence is very 'now'.

CheungFun · 21/07/2013 21:19

I like both :)

I think of Alice in Wonderland and Florence and The Machine, but also of the city Florence!

Picturepuncture · 21/07/2013 21:19

Alice

melliebobs · 21/07/2013 21:20

Not a fan of either and are on the up where I live. But if I had to pick I'd say Alice (but that's my nieces name so biased Grin)

fluffyraggies · 21/07/2013 21:28

Alice.

I have an Alice :)

3boysgirlontheway · 22/07/2013 03:14

Florence.

I have a Florence, she is known as her full name only, I am sure that will change in time, and while before she was born I did not like the shortening Flo, if that is what she becomes then it will be fine because now that she is here it really does matter, she is more than her name if you get me.

Wbdn28 · 22/07/2013 09:18

Florence

hollyisalovelyname · 22/07/2013 09:23

Alice

Wishfulmakeupping · 22/07/2013 09:25

Alice

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Buddy1981 · 22/07/2013 10:15

Thanks for all your responses...I quite like flori as a nickname for Florence. Hopefully when we meet her it will be obvious if she is Alice or Florence!

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NoComet · 22/07/2013 10:33

Alice,
There can only ever be one Florence and only Dylan

HahaHarrie · 22/07/2013 13:29

Alice - love it!

Florence reminds me of the Camerons. Prefer Flora!

NowPlayingZone · 22/07/2013 21:41

If pushed, Alice.

looki · 22/07/2013 21:50

I prefer Alice. Its a sweet little name.

Imo if you remove the current popularity for the name Florence, I don't think its a particularly nice name at all.

I also find it quite a masculine name for some reason which doesn't quite add up. Maybe its because its so like the name Laurence.

AnythingNotEverything · 22/07/2013 21:56

Alice. Much nicer than Florence IMO, and not as popular.

CorrieDale · 22/07/2013 21:59

I like both (first time ever on a names thread) but Alice is my favourite because my friend is called Alice and she is just lovely.

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