Lois or Alice

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Which one do you prefer? and why? :)

Lois.

Alice is dull.

My 8 year old is Lois
I think it's a bit more contemporary than Alice but it's still considered a classic name.

Lois - cool, classy, interesting.
Alice - boring, twee, simpering.

Sorry that was a bit brutal

Ooh, difficult one...

I really love Alice, but I'm going to say Lois because it's just that bit more interesting and really quite cool.

Lois. I love Alice too though and was actually on our list as DP preferred more traditional names! So either I think are lovely but Lois edges it.

Love Lois. Unusual. Sweet for a little girl, classy for a woman. Nice meaning. I also like Alice, but it's overused, which I think takes the shine off a bit. You might also like the Welsh Carys or Cerys - meaning love. Iris is also pretty.

Alice, it’s timeless and classy.
I always feel Lois is not a real name.

I always feel Lois is not a real name

But you're wrong, because it is 🙄

Literally came onto say what @LowbrowVictoriana said.

It’s up there with Grace and Anna for the “I can’t think of a name but Mumsnet says these are classic” brigade.

I really like both names but I think Alice edges it. It’s classic but not over done, feminine but not girly. Also I’ve recently met two Alices who are both smart and lovely so that’s helped. Lois is great too and I’m hearing it more and more lately.

Depends on how you pronounce Lois.
Do you say Low-iss or Loyce?

Alice

I like both but prefer Lois a fair bit as it's a bit more unusual. It always sounds quite cool to me, while Alice is more of a classic.

Alice. Great name. Not simpering at all imo! Lois will only ever be Lane...

Definitely Alice. Such a pretty name.
Lois is a bit fussy and sound like it belongs to an older age group.

Lois is nice. Alice seem old fashioned.

Lois. Both are nice but Alice is starting to sound tired, it's quite popular atm.

Alice

Alice. I'm personally not a fan of Lois.

Lois

Alice

@MrsFin
I pronounce it Low-iss. Only one person I know says Loyce and she is an old school teacher and apparently my pronunciation is wrong

Prefer Alice.

With Lois I always think of the word 'lowing', like cattle mooing. But I think that's just me!

[quote LittleDonkeyKong]@MrsFin
I pronounce it Low-iss. Only one person I know says Loyce and she is an old school teacher and apparently my pronunciation is wrong [/quote]

Is she Welsh by any chance? I'm Welsh and would say Loyce.

Isn't Lois Lane "Loyce Lane"? Or is that just me (and 2.5m other Welsh people)