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Which girls name?

51 replies

hattie90 · 27/11/2024 13:22

Grace and Alice are my final two names for consideration - please let me know which you like best. Thank you :-)

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mrselton · 27/11/2024 17:08

Both beautiful names but I prefer Alice.

Scutterbug · 27/11/2024 17:08

Alice, middle name for one of my daughters.

MajorCarolDanvers · 27/11/2024 17:26

Grace

Skybluepinky · 27/11/2024 17:33

Alice.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 27/11/2024 18:22

Alice - no contest, if you like them both equally. Alice is more timeless and could belong to any age woman having only rarely fallen out the Top 100, and doesn’t suffer from the overuse Grace currently has as a middle name too (no big deal in itself but some of whom are hyphenated, so your Grace could end up with a Mia-Grace or Isla-Grace etc in her class too).

Thewalrusandthecarpenter · 27/11/2024 18:24

I think they're both absolutely lovely but would go with Alice.

morningwalkies · 27/11/2024 18:42

Both strong choices! Great elegant names

I'm leaning towards Alice

shoopshoopdedoo · 27/11/2024 19:44

Alice

LimeYellow · 27/11/2024 19:53

Alice

thebluehen · 27/11/2024 20:05

I'd choose Grace but I also like Alice

TeamPolin · 27/11/2024 20:22

Alice is lovely

Nikitaspearlearring · 27/11/2024 20:24

I've never liked Alice so it would be Grace for me. But you really have to go with your gut.

CarrotPencil · 27/11/2024 20:26

Which would suit you best? EG I am not at all graceful so couldn’t call my child Grace as she is likely to follow in my footsteps 😄

I prefer Alice in any case!

Mandarinaduck · 27/11/2024 20:27

Alice.

Grace seems a bit twee to me.

Brightredtulips · 27/11/2024 20:47

Alice

GoldenLegend · 27/11/2024 21:15

Definitely Alice, also it lends itself to shortening if she chooses that when she's older.

fruitypancake · 27/11/2024 21:15

Alice !! Lovely

BootballJoy · 27/11/2024 21:19

Alice.

Mabel1983 · 27/11/2024 21:47

Grace xxx

Normallynumb · 27/11/2024 22:34

Alice. It was my girls name but had 3 sons
I love it

Daisybuttercup12345 · 27/11/2024 22:53

I prefer Alice.

sunshineandshowers40 · 27/11/2024 22:57

Alice. Lovely name.

BoleynMemories13 · 28/11/2024 06:56

I like both, but do slightly prefer Alice.

As a first name, Grace is nowhere near as popular as it was in the 00s and early 2010s. I don't know anyone called Grace under the age of 8 or so. It does seem to be on the decline as a first name, so I wouldn't worry too much about those saying it's too popular. As a middle name, it's very popular, but middle names are rarely used so I really don't think that should stop someone using it as a first name if they want to. It didn't put people off using Louise in the 70s and 80s 🤷‍♀️

kezzykate · 28/11/2024 06:59

They're both lovely and timeless I actually know less Graces than Alices and love the meaning so I would go with Grace.

RogueFemale · 29/11/2024 01:44

hattie90 · 27/11/2024 13:22

Grace and Alice are my final two names for consideration - please let me know which you like best. Thank you :-)

Definitely Alice. Gracie is such an awful nn.