Alice or Alys

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Middle name will be Catherine Victoria

I prefer Alice

I suspect the op is having a girl

This

Seconded.

Alice

For the record,
you can spell a name anyway you want.

i chose alys because it was unique and not because it was welsh. Her dad happens to be welsh but that didnt occur to me as id never heard it before then.
if no one likes it then big deal.

Alice

Alys?! Ffs

If you are living in Welsh speaking Wales, then Alys.
If you are going to bring her up anywhere else, then Alice.

Both lovely, I prefer Alys but I’d think I’d only go for it if there was a Welsh connection.

love Alys
i’m Welsh tho

Obviously Alice.

Obviously Alys if you are Welsh

Obviously 🤓

Alice
Or she will have to correct spelling forever.

This!

I knew an Alys thus named cos her dad was Hungarian.

Alice.
I don't like the Alys spelling, although it is OK if you are Welsh.

I have the Welsh spelling of a popular name (for my age anyway) and I'm so fed up of having to spell it, having it mispronounced even though it's entirely phonetic etc. definitely spell it Alice

Is it tedious being so ignorant or are you blissfully unaware of it?

Alis is actually the Old French spelling Alice originated from.

Alys - I must say I didn’t know that it was Welsh. It Is a very pretty name but in my ignorance I’d have assumed it was pronounced with a long ‘ee’ sound not like Alice.

I have a Finn as I have Irish heritage but live in England.

Alice.

Alys is horrid.

@SemperIdem , Alis was used in Wales too but the Alys spelling is used nowadays.

I'd put Alys in the same league as Elisabeth and Cristina. Fine if that's how your language spells it but looks wrong otherwise.

Alys was the usual spelling in England for several hundred years and then was gradually taken over by Alice from about 16/17 Centuries.I actually prefer it and am interested to hear that it’s remained Alys in Wales.