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Not nearly as dated as, say, Sandra or Patricia. Or Tamsin or Lisa!

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I like both Alice and Alison, though I'd never be able to use Alison because of my late MIL's late sister, who lives on in infamy. And I've used Alice for a cat, very successfully - I don't think Alison is remotely feline, or animally in general. For humans, it is very pretty and straightforward.

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As for Allison, it's probably one of the early lnfns. And the spelling regularly floors me, just like Hillary instead of Hilary. And, now I come to think of it, Allan instead of Alan. But they all look so much tidier with a single L.

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Ooh, just remembered: a friend's father was named Phillipus! Not sure if the mistake was his parents' or the clerk who wrote it down. And when they had a son, there was a lot of discussion about whether to name him Philippus or Phillipus, and she argued vehemently in favour of Philippus (she was learning Latin at the time and loving it) but she lost, and still shakes her head sadly whenever she writes her brother's name.