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I certainly don't regard Alys as a misspelling of Alice -- it's an established variant of the latter.
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I don't think so. I think it looks trendy. Maybe that's just me but I think it's as bad as Jessyka. I've never known or heard of anyone named Alys so it is just some creative spelling of Alice to me and I don't think of it as an estalished variant at all. Elisabeth, Allison, Sofia and Hanna are established variants but not Alys.
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What about the following historical figures?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alys,_Countess_of_the_Vexin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alys_ferch_Owain_Glynd%C5%B5r
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alys,_Countess_of_the_Vexin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alys_ferch_Owain_Glynd%C5%B5r
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Of course there were some girls named Alys in the past, even in the Middle Ages which doesn't change the fact that it looks misspelled to me. I mean yeah it has some history but even 400 years back there were people who couldn't spell (even more than now, I guess) or parents who were just being creative so it doesn't really mean anything,
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It's the Welsh form, Lily. And I always think of Alys Pearsall Smith.
I think Alyssa is trendy (for Alicia) but not necessarily Alys for Alice.
I think Alyssa is trendy (for Alicia) but not necessarily Alys for Alice.
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