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Help[Opinions] Re: Alice
in reply to a message by mirfak
I always associate it with my grandmother, and have trouble seeing it in any other light. Even the "Sweet Alice" flower is alyssum really ...
It does have a strong traditional feel, and historical lineage - that's a definite plus.
I prefer the spelling Alys because Alice seems unbalanced to me - and as a kid I used to think of woodlice!
I always thought that if I wanted to honour my gran I'd use Alicia (pron. the British way, not aleesha) but now I regard that as too pretentious. And Alison is out of favour. Now I'd even consider Celia, an anagram of Alice.
It does have a strong traditional feel, and historical lineage - that's a definite plus.
I prefer the spelling Alys because Alice seems unbalanced to me - and as a kid I used to think of woodlice!
I always thought that if I wanted to honour my gran I'd use Alicia (pron. the British way, not aleesha) but now I regard that as too pretentious. And Alison is out of favour. Now I'd even consider Celia, an anagram of Alice.
This message was edited 11/6/2012, 1:39 PM
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