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It's great. I have no problems with it at all. I also love Alex too. I think either would work. Miriam Alix is lovely. I also think it would be fine for a fn.

I love Alix. I don't understand why BtN has it as a variant of Alex in the database.

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You're right. Queen Victoria's second dd was Alice. When she married a German (Hesse) it was changed to Alix. I always thought the combination Victoria Alix was nice; how about Alix Victoria? Matilda Alix, Josephine Alix? Miriam Alix is lovely.

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One of Eleanor of Aquitaine's dds by French King Louis was also named Alix, although spelling was so random back then it's hard to use anything that old as a guide. But still, the name Alix goes back as far as the twelfth century.

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I wish BtN had it correctly in the database. It's not just a variant of Alex. It is a form of Alice in its own right.

This message was edited 5/7/2007, 8:12 PM

I don't like it. It's looks funny to me.

I like it especially as a middle name Miriam Alix is lovely.

Miriam Alix is lovely

It was actually Victoria's granddaughter (daughter of her second eldest daughter, Alice) that was named Alix. Later on, Alix took the name Alexandra when she married Nikolai of Russia.

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I love the name. I love the Romanovs and Czarina Alexandra is one of my favourite historical figures, so naturally, Alix holds a sunny, positive connotation for me. Miriam Alix sounds delightful and natural. I like it much better than Miriam Alexandra.

I see it as a masculine, misspelled nickname, even though I know it isn't. I really dislike it (but Alice is lovely).

I like it. Miriam Alix sounds neat!

I like it

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I foresee people misspelling it if you use it as a first name, but as a middle name, it's unique.

I agree with Array and yourself, I don't think I'd ever use it as a first name. I just don't love it enough to consider using it as a fn but I could use it as a middle name or nickname. I also have a friend named Alison who goes by Alix. When I first saw Alix' name written down, I thought it was a little strange. I'd just never heard of it before especially as a nn for Alison.

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Miriam Alix is a terrific combo. I think that it flows very well. Miriam seems more traditional and sophisticated whereas Alix seems a little more modern (not necessarily trendy, though) and I really like the balance between the two.

I don't like it. I think it would be better Miriam Alexandra or Miriam Alexandria.

I love Alix. I had it down as a firm favourite for a long time and somehow nobody liked it around me, all I got was negative feedback. I don't see it trendy, I also think of Princess Alix, who married the Tzar of Russia. I think people these days tend to label everything trendy where one letter is changed from the usual...

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I like Miriam also. I must say I would use the combo Alix Miriam I think it has a better flow then the other way around.

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Also I belive I read somewhere that Princess Alix got her name as a variant of Alice and not Alexandra. BtN says it's a variant of Alex, I think my babybook says it's a variant of Alice. Will check it later.

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This message was edited 5/7/2007, 11:08 AM

I think it's fine for someone else's child, but it doesn't appeal to me personally.

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Miriam Alix is very pretty, and I can see Alix as making a fabulous middle name for other names, too.

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Array