Alice also as Alyse?

NeonEyeliner77 · April 2013

For the last couple weeks DH and I have been rolling the name Alice around for our daughter and can't come to a decision. When I brought it up to a cousin for a second opinion she asked me how I'd spell it. I told her we'd spell it like it's always spelled and she replies, "Like Alice in Wonderland? Or spells it like Alyse? Because I like it spelled the second way a lot more."

I've personally never seen Alice spelled any other way and think it looks odd. Is that really a legitimate alternate spelling?

DaisyDuck40 · April 2013

I have never seen or heard of Alice being spelled Alyse. I personally don't like that spelling...I mean it's kind of cute, but I just prefer the original spelling.

Mochadoodle · April 2013

I've never seen it spelled Alyse. It doesn't seem like a legitimate variation. It just appears to fit the random y trend.

Please, spell it Alice.

CNJ4EVA · April 2013

If I saw Alyse, I would pronounce it Uh Lease. It doesn't have the same pronunciation as Alice, IMO.

sweetie0228 · April 2013

I've seen Alyse but pronounced Ah-Leese

tdmklm · April 2013

I would pronounce Alyse differently - ah-LEES. Like Elise, sort of. Alice is a classic name. No need to mess with it.

JordyInIndy · April 2013

It's a variant of Alice but I'm pretty sure it's pronounced Uh - Lease.

BulgariHeart · April 2013

tdmklm:
I would pronounce Alyse differently - ah-LEES. Like Elise, sort of. Alice is a classic name. No need to mess with it.<

lifeonthehill · April 2013

CNJ4EVA:
If I saw Alyse, I would pronounce it Uh Lease. It doesn't have the same pronunciation as Alice, IMO.
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blu-eyedwife · April 2013

I would also pronounce Alyse as Ah-lease not Alice.

There is a series of science fiction novels based on Alice in Wonderland where the title character is Alyss. I have a friend who loves the books and was going to spell her daughter's name

this decaf life · April 2013

Definitely Alice.

JilllyBean · April 2013

Alice, not Alyse. alyse looks like Elise to me

catahoulatte · April 2013

Please spell it Alice!

I'd also pronounce the other way as "Ah-lease".

NeonEyeliner77 · April 2013

Lol thank you guys, that's what I was thinking. I'm definitely into spelling things traditionally. It's never been a thought in my mind to spell Alice any other way.

526SadieSadie · April 2013

I worked with an older woman (60's) named Alyce, pronounced the same as Alice. I'd pronounce Alyse like Elise.

Cat&S · April 2013

I had a professor in college named Alyse, pronounced Alice. She was in her 50's, FWIW, so it's not a new or made up spelling. But for simplicity, I'd probably stick with Alice.

MrsReagan81 · April 2013

tdmklm:
I would pronounce Alyse differently ahLEES. Like Elise, sort of. Alice is a classic name. No need to mess with it.
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g8trkim · April 2013

If I saw Alyse I would pronounce it like Elise with an a sound. I've only seen Alice spelled Alice.

silentsiren11 · April 2013

tdmklm:
I would pronounce Alyse differently - ah-LEES. Like Elise, sort of. Alice is a classic name. No need to mess with it.<

BrideBuddies · April 2013

Go with your first instinct. Your cousin is nuts. She can jack up her own kids' names.

BLPL101 · April 2013

I went to HS with an Alyse pronounced like Elise.

apc1929 · April 2013

Alice and Alyse are totally different names to me I love Alice so much more

salt78 · April 2013

I wouldn't even pronounce Alice and Alyse the same. I read Alyse like Elise (but of course with an A instead of E).

trudibell · April 2013

I'd assume Alyse was pronounced A-lease rather then Al-iss (Alice). But that's just me.

Zimger · April 2013

Alice is such a lovely name. There is no need to mix up the spelling.

ChristyML · April 2013

CNJ4EVA:
If I saw Alyse, I would pronounce it Uh Lease. It doesn't have the same pronunciation as Alice, IMO.
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macchiatto · April 2013

I would definitely spell it Alice.
I have known one person named Alyse; she pronounced it like Elise.

NeonEyeliner77 · April 2013

Well my cousin is also 14 so maybe she has a friend with that name and associates it like that? Either way it caught me off guard and I immediately shook my head. Some parents these days are ruining classic names.

Elsa1984 · April 2013

There was a Alyse at the daycare where I worked and they pronounced it like Elise

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