Elise or Alice?

[tedladybird]

We are leaning towards Elise which we both love but I wonder if it's too unusual and we would be better off going for a more classic name like Alice, which we also like very much.

We have one DD already who is Clara Louise.

Which would you go for, Alice or Elise?

Actually, I'd choose Alice on the basis that at least two posters on this thread have said Elsie rather than Elise. Elsie isn't in the same class of names at all.

Alice.
There are 2 Elise’s at my kids’ small primary school, so I don’t think it’s that unusual. No Alice’s -though know a few. Alice is classier. Elise makes me think a bit of the Elesse (sp?) sports brand.

Elise. Alice is grim.

Alice is classier. I knew a couple of Elise's and probably put me off. But reminds me of the sports car of the same name.

OP,
I agree with your DH: The Cure's track also a good namesake one!

(He could break into song every time anyone writes to her)

I don't think that the mispelling thing worries me too much - when my older DD was born we received two cards congratulating us on our new daughter Carla

Although maybe we should be more worried since Elsie is such a popular name now.

Both are lovely. I prefer Alice, and it does go especially well with Clara.

I really like Alice but personally wouldbt choose it as doesn't 'go' with my other kids names

We have an Elise in the family , she has never met another one , we thought it was pretty and a little unusual but not too different that no one can pronounce or spell it.

Elise is lovely name, not keen on Alice

Love both, and indeed have used both amongst my children's names.

Alice

Alice

Elise is constantly going to get mixed up with Elsie

Elise is much nicer! Trust me

I know 3 little Elise's, no Alice's 🤷
I'm sure that doesn't help you

Alice

@matleavemadam that's amazing, I guess it must depend on area. According to the ONS stats just released there were 1827 babies called Alice last year and only 235 called Elise!

Elise

Oh Elise it doesn't matter what you say.......

Love "Letter to Elise" and The Cure in general. Great song.

I think it WILL get mistaken for Elsie and even Eloise. But I still love it.

OP the current fashion is to be as unique as possible with girls names so even the top ones are nowhere near the top names of our generation. Alice is only at 0.28% of babies!

I like them both but prefer Alice.

Someone upthread suggested Elise might be a new name. It isn’t. My great-great grandmother, born in the 1860s was called Elise.

For context our Elise very rarely gets called Elsie by mistake , think it's happened 2-3 times in her whole life .

Elise. It’s a much nicer name than Alice and has the added bonus of not having a dodgy song from the 90’s haunting it (yes people absolutely do remember it).

Clara is itself very popular though so I wouldn’t let the popularity of either Elise or Alice put you off, it’s not as though you named your first child something truly out there like Zenobia.

@semperldem not out there I agree, but Clara was only 89 on the list last year...although possibly I am overthinking now and need to step away from the ONS website!!

I'm someone with a very typical 80s name so spent my school years as Ted M in a class with Ted R and Ted P (for example) which always bothered me!

Elise. It's prettier, and less common.