Alexandra or Alice?

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Which one do you prefer and why?

Alice - I have one. I like that it can't be shortened or there isn't an obvious shortening.

I do also love Alexandra though. I don't like Alex as a short version.

I love both but my favourite is Alexandra but as Alexandria. I love Alex and Lexie as nicknames.

My names for a dd were:

Alexandria Charlotte
Alice Charlotte

I have an alice but I like both
not lexie though

meant to add - which one fits best with yr surname?

I love both name but Alice my favorite, Because it is either way still a cute girl name ages well.

I love both.

Alice

I prefer Alexandra. It has more personality about it.

Alice, just a beautiful classic name biased

I had this exact debate! We went for Alexandra in the end because we liked that there were quite a few nn options as with Alice all you have is Ally, which I wasn't keen on.
She's mostly called Alex or Lex.

I agree with coupon - Alexandra has more personality! But Alice is more feminine.

We tossed up between these two as well and went for Alice.

Alexandra
(there was a very spiteful Alice at my school years ago so just not a name with good vibes for me)

I prefer Alexandra but I like both.

Alexandra is lovely. I dislike Alice it sounds really twee.

I think Alexandra sounds better fro a grown up and Alice - for a little girl! But Alice as nickname for Alexandra would probably be strange :-)))

How about Alix - it's the Germanic form of Alice (think Beatrice / Beatrix). I am totally being biased BTW

Love Alix but I think it is a) Likely to be considered as a boys' name as similar to Alex and b) a bit medieval-sounding :-)

Or Alys (an old spelling of Alice, found more in welsh or old french).

My DH thinks it better because it doesn't contain -lice!

I'm an Alice (obviously) and love my name, even as a grown up! I never really get called a nickname at all.

Alice - pretty, classic, not too fussy
Alexandra - bit pretentious (sorry) but I really love Lexi as a nn for this!

Much prefer Alexandra. It it strong and beautiful.

Alice has grown on me but I've always thought it a bit weak.

Alexandra. Les 'prim' sounding and old fashioned. And lots of nicknames. Don't like 'Ali' as nn for Alice.