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Alice or Clarice? (more)
Hi !!!I used to like Alice (English pr) since I was a child but now it became quite boring.Recently I found the name Clarice and I think it is lovely, bright and complete.So I thought that I loved Alice mostly because of its sound that is in Clarice too.Alice or Clarice?
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I pronounce Alice (AL-is) & Clarice (kla-REES) differently, and while both are pretty, I much prefer Alice. Alice isn't overly popular in the U.S. and will sound sweet on a child & chic on an adult. Other than it's unfortunate association with "The Silence of the Lambs," Clarice just sounds a bit dated to me. Wishing you the best of luck!
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Alice
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I pronounce Alice and Clarice differently. I think that I would like Clarice, but it's so heavily associated with Silence of the Lambs that I can't think of it apart from that. I haven't even seen Silence of the Lambs, but "Hello, Clarice!" is so deeply entrenched that it's all I hear when I hear the name!
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I love Alice and prefer it to Clarice, though I do like Clarice as well. My only issue with Clarice is that when I hear it I automatically think "Hello, Clarice" in my head because 'Silence of the Lambs' is where I heard the name for the first time.

This message was edited 4/2/2018, 3:35 AM

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I much prefer Alice. Clarice has a sort of wicked witch image for me.
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I like both about the same but think I'd vote for Clarice.
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Alice is a 9/10, Clarice is a 8/10. I love Alice but I completely understand how it can be seen as boring. It used to be in my top three but I also got bored so I took it off. It's still such a lovely name to me, though, and I might use it for a future cat some day. I think Clarice is lovely. I have a great-aunt named Clarice and she's really lovely. It also reminds me of "The Silence of the Lambs" with Clarice Starling, one of the best protagonists ever. It does feel a little dated, but not in a bad way.
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Alice.(;
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I love Clarice, always have! I also think Alice is boring. I only like the Cla-REES pr though.

This message was edited 4/1/2018, 10:41 AM

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I think I prefer Alice but I find it really boring. Clarice just makes think of Silence of the Lambs.
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I really like Clarice with the pronunciation you suggest and it is a valid one. I would choose that over Alice. But I think cla-REES is more common and I like Alice better than that.
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Personally, I wouldn't pronounce Alice and Clarice the same (live in England).Alice = ah-LYSS
Clarice = clah-REESI love Alice, it's high in my top 10, I think it's all those things you think of Clarice. I don't find it boring, I find it pretty kickass, actually.
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I'd use Alice tomorrow, in spite of having used it on a cat!Where I live, Clarice is at best moribund. I love Clare, though.
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I prefer Alice which I find simple and beautiful. Clarice is pretty too, but in the US they usually pronounce it Cla REECE which isn't attractive to me
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