What do people think of baby name Alice

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So I'm 18 weeks pregnant and thinking of names. I have 4 girls and a boy already and I suspect this baby is a girl as i sent my scan off to the 'nubologists' and they predicted girl but I know it's just a bit of fun and not accurate aha
So I've thought of the name Alice for a girl. I like it but what do others think? The one thing I have thought about is what if ppl automatically think of that awful song 'who the f**k is Alice'
That song spoils a beautiful name
Anyone else have any pretty girls names

the only thing that puts me off is the lack of nicknames for it.

Why on earth does a short, easy to say name like Alice need a nickname?

i have one and the song I sing is "alice, what's the matter" by terrorvision! Much more powerful and she is a little powerhouse!

I've not heard that song, but I really love the name Alice, if only people didn't shorten it to 'Ali', which spoils it a little.

Alice is lovely. Classic and timeless

I knew a horrible Alice growing up and I very much enjoyed Who the F is Alice, and also Alice the Camel

However I’ve met a couple of adults and quite a few children with the name and those things don’t occur to me at all! Objectively it’s a nice name, and quite timeless imo

The song was in my head just from reading the thread title

I have an 11 year old Alice, I love her name and we've always had comments on what a nice name it is. It really wasn't popular when she was born.

My cousin used to call my daughter Al I hated it. Alice is a lovely classic name and not common like some names.

17 years ago there were three Alice's in dd's reception class and three in our road. There seemed to be a wave starting in the late 90s which grew in the early 00's. Possibly localised. Seem far fewer now.

I'm an Alice and also not wet! From age 16-22 I worked in a bar and frequently heard the song. However it never bothered me I could laugh along with it. And I think in years to come the song will become less known!

Sorry, I think it sounds twee and for some reason invokes images of yellow butter and iceberg lettuce in my mind. And the Vicar of Dibley.

Love it.

Absolutely adore this name. I think it’s timeless, classic, pretty and suits any age. This would have been THE name for both my DDs, hubby likes but its got a bad connection for him. he appeased me by making it my Dd2’s middle name! i would say go for it you won’t regret it!! x

I love the name and am still mildly miffed that DH vetoed it.

I don't like Alice, find it quite dull along with Lucy, Sophie, Emily and other names of that ilk, sorry!

I’ve got an Alys, get lots of lovely comments about her name. She is definitely not wet!!

It’s fine, Not my taste but I don’t think about the song.

I like it. I’ve never heard of the song.

daisypond
There was a song decades ago bySmokie called Living next door to Alice.
The line goes " firx24 years I've been living next door to Alice. Roy Chubby Brown added the line 'who the fuck is Alice' it was slightly amusing for 1 second.

Beautiful classic name and not too overused. Suits a girl throughout her life and easy to spell and pronounce. Never think of the song

Gorgeous name, timeless and easy to spell.

Lovely

Oh whenever dd is in a bad mood we all slip into a rendition of Alice the Camel. Our Alice however can wrap herself in long blonde hair, and is actually pretty edgy ina surreal Alice in Wonderland sort of way. Not sure if she grew into the name or if the name grew into her. She is never ever Ally - always Al!

Thank you everyone for your opinions and contributions. I've decided that I will name her Alice if she's a girl. If the baby is an boy I'm not sure what to call him so I think I'll go through some boys names Incase baby is a boy.

Our boy names were Oliver, Arthur, or Oscar. Circa 1998 . Now