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How many little girls called Alicia do you know?

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loooouise · 26/02/2009 20:54

I wanted Electra really, but it sounds like a power tool next to my surname (rhymes with "trimmer"). So Alicia is my next best, but I would still err towards more unusual names.
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ilovepeppapig · 27/02/2009 20:38

in dd class there is a alicia pronounced a -lee-sha (aged 7) and i know a 10 yr old alicia pronounced a lis- e- a

cheekysealion · 27/02/2009 20:40

one girl age 11

random · 27/02/2009 20:42

I know one ...she is 6

Chatkins · 27/02/2009 20:42

I know a little girl aged 3 called Alicia - her parents pronounce it Aleesia, I always call her Alissia, can't help it !

Don't know any others, and I am a cm, who runs a toddler group, with 2 dc in school, no other Alicias! Go for it ! Lovely name.

seeker · 27/02/2009 20:44

Alicia, pronounced properly as alice-i-a is very unusual. Ghastly versions like All-esha are all too common!

Wolfblass · 27/02/2009 20:46

I know of none!!!!

redshoes · 27/02/2009 20:47

One at dd's school. BUT I love it - was it Mallory Towers?? I remember it from childhood fiction It is a - liss - ee - a in my book

notsoteenagemum · 27/02/2009 20:50

There's two in the school I work in and one in ds's school. I like it spelled like that rather than the Alesha/ Alysha's that seemed to be everywhere a few years ao.

AnybodyHomeMcFly · 27/02/2009 20:51

I like it, don't know any and would assume it's pronounced a-LISS-ia

ByThePowerOfGreyskull · 27/02/2009 20:51

KNow a lovely 19 year old Alicia,
Elecrta make me think of soft porn movies (sorry!)

ScottishMummy · 27/02/2009 21:02

electra,makes me think freudian theories of fancying daddy or soft porn.alicia is nice

noonki · 27/02/2009 21:26

Electra is a terrible name (I know of a lovely 5 year old who is afflicted with it)
Alicia is far nicer I know a 34 year old one but no children.

mickeylou · 04/03/2009 09:03

its very popular here (cumbria) in all its forms. there is one in DS's very small nursery and i am a family solicitor and i have come across it a lot over the last few years. when it comes down to it though - pick what you love -its your choice and i wouldnt necessarily be put off by how popular a name is.

Electra not my cup of tea sorry - isnt she a comic book character in daredevil?

Jojay · 04/03/2009 09:04

none

lottiejenkins · 04/03/2009 09:12

It makes me think of the queen of plastic surgery Alicia Duvall............ sorry...........

rosarugosa · 03/03/2010 10:28

My DD is an Alicia - (Al lee seea) and we love it. Everyone comments on how beautiful the name is and I always knew my daughter would be named Alicia years before I had her! btw she is named after my late Mum Alice.

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sweetkitty · 03/03/2010 10:43

I know 2 both pn Al-ee-see-ah

yomellamoHelly · 03/03/2010 11:01

7 year old Alicia + 6 year old Alice

yomellamoHelly · 03/03/2010 11:01

Alicia often gets called Al-ee-sha

Jas · 03/03/2010 11:11

Alicia (Alice-E-A) - the only one I know is my best friend who is 40.

The dds have Ellise, Elissia, Alice, and Alysha at school, all aged 9/10

Clary · 03/03/2010 11:14

I don't know any Alicias tho I do know an Aleisha (depending on yr pronuniation it may sound simialr).

It's a pretty name. I should add that I know a lot of small DC so it is unusual too.

Sunshinemummy · 03/03/2010 11:43

I know two Alyssa's. Alicia is OK.

AllieW · 03/03/2010 19:17

I don't know any. I prefer the A-lis-ia pronunciation, too (a rule I also apply to Marcia - I dislike both Aleesha and Marsha).

cece · 03/03/2010 19:20

None