I like the name Alice... Not many kids are named it, unlike Sophia, Olivia, Zachary, Max, Sam....
And, no, unless you pronounce it Alex, people can hear the difference. Unless you or your partner have a very strong accent? Otherwise, we all know the difference.

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Anonymous wrote:Getting it confused with Alex is the least of your worries. It's such an old women's name. Makes me think of the housekeeper from the Brady Bunch. I don't get the appeal and I can see why a young Alice would want to be called Ali.

That would be true if baby Alice only spends time with senior citizens.

As it stands, the Brady bunch is by no means a universal reference for her mother's generation. To reliably find someone who even knows the name of the maid in the Brady bunch, she'd have to go all the way back to her grandmother's generation. Baby Alice's generation will have completely different associations with that name than you and your cohort.

New poster here. I am 41 and would definitely consider Brady Bunch to be a "universal reference" for my generation. At 41 I am no where near ready to be a grandmother--and many of my peers are still having babies.
So I think you are wrong about the Brady Bunch reference only applying to baby Alice's "grandmother's generation."

Sorry but I'm 30 and didn't watch Brady Bunch. My parents did (55+), so that would be the baby's grandparents.

This is so true. I'm 33 and there was a question about the Brady bunch at trivia night a few months ago. Not one person Knew the answer! Also, just for reference, my 20 year old cousins don't even know Seinfeld references. Brady bunch is solidly in grandparent territory.

I love that name! You don't hear it that often, so it's a nice break from all the Madisons and Avas that you hear about.

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Anonymous wrote:Getting it confused with Alex is the least of your worries. It's such an old women's name. Makes me think of the housekeeper from the Brady Bunch. I don't get the appeal and I can see why a young Alice would want to be called Ali.

That would be true if baby Alice only spends time with senior citizens.

As it stands, the Brady bunch is by no means a universal reference for her mother's generation. To reliably find someone who even knows the name of the maid in the Brady bunch, she'd have to go all the way back to her grandmother's generation. Baby Alice's generation will have completely different associations with that name than you and your cohort.

New poster here. I am 41 and would definitely consider Brady Bunch to be a "universal reference" for my generation. At 41 I am no where near ready to be a grandmother--and many of my peers are still having babies.
So I think you are wrong about the Brady Bunch reference only applying to baby Alice's "grandmother's generation."

Sorry but I'm 30 and didn't watch Brady Bunch. My parents did (55+), so that would be the baby's grandparents.

I just love Alice! What a sweet name. I associate it with Alice in Wonderland and don't see it as an old name at all. It's not Ethel or Bertha!

FWIW every name can easily be confused with another. My dh has to say "Ryan with an R" because so many people hear Brian. Or Kathy with a K.

Anonymous wrote:It is a nice name. I prefer Alyssa. My bf has a dd named Alyssa, she is now a wonderful young lady so I always think positive things about that name. Elisa I don't like, but I think Alice is close.

Um, who cares? Not what the OP asked at all.

No matter what name you choose, there will always be some "issue". The majority of people will try to get her name right, even if they mishear it the first time. The few people who keep screwing it up are clueless and probably screw up lots of people's names.

I think Alice is lovely. Go for it.

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Anonymous wrote:Getting it confused with Alex is the least of your worries. It's such an old women's name. Makes me think of the housekeeper from the Brady Bunch. I don't get the appeal and I can see why a young Alice would want to be called Ali.

That would be true if baby Alice only spends time with senior citizens.

As it stands, the Brady bunch is by no means a universal reference for her mother's generation. To reliably find someone who even knows the name of the maid in the Brady bunch, she'd have to go all the way back to her grandmother's generation. Baby Alice's generation will have completely different associations with that name than you and your cohort.

New poster here. I am 41 and would definitely consider Brady Bunch to be a "universal reference" for my generation. At 41 I am no where near ready to be a grandmother--and many of my peers are still having babies.
So I think you are wrong about the Brady Bunch reference only applying to baby Alice's "grandmother's generation."

Anonymous wrote:I know an Alice. It has never been a problem.

Here's the thing: I'm Michelle and I've been called Melissa all my life. You can't predict these things, as hard as you might try.

Name her Alice; it's lovely.

Agree - my name is Megan and I get Michelle or Morgan a lot, why I'll never know.

Congrats!

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Anonymous wrote:We have a 2 year old Alex and people often think she is saying her name is Alice, FWIW. Particularly old people, so it may be a generational thing where Alice is familiar to them and Alex is only a boy's nickname.

I meant to add that I love Alice and think that every time someone thinks that's my DD's name. (Of course, I also love Alex.)

It could also be that some older people are hard of hearing. I think no matter what name you pick, it will be misunderstood occassionally. My son is Cole. Sometimes older people mis hear me and think his name is Paul. Not a big deal.

It is a nice name. I prefer Alyssa. My bf has a dd named Alyssa, she is now a wonderful young lady so I always think positive things about that name. Elisa I don't like, but I think Alice is close.

Anonymous wrote:We have a 2 year old Alex and people often think she is saying her name is Alice, FWIW. Particularly old people, so it may be a generational thing where Alice is familiar to them and Alex is only a boy's nickname.

So it is a girl named Alex? It is no big mystery why people think she is Alice, it is not just old people, world around Alex is a boy's name.Alexandra girls name.

Anonymous wrote:Getting it confused with Alex is the least of your worries. It's such an old women's name. Makes me think of the housekeeper from the Brady Bunch. I don't get the appeal and I can see why a young Alice would want to be called Ali.

That would be true if baby Alice only spends time with senior citizens.

As it stands, the Brady bunch is by no means a universal reference for her mother's generation. To reliably find someone who even knows the name of the maid in the Brady bunch, she'd have to go all the way back to her grandmother's generation. Baby Alice's generation will have completely different associations with that name than you and your cohort.

Anonymous wrote:We have a 2 year old Alex and people often think she is saying her name is Alice, FWIW. Particularly old people, so it may be a generational thing where Alice is familiar to them and Alex is only a boy's nickname.

I meant to add that I love Alice and think that every time someone thinks that's my DD's name. (Of course, I also love Alex.)

Love it love it love it.