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I don't like it either. It definitely does feel dated to me, since up till quite recently it actually was out of fashion. It's frumpy and ditzy at the same time; the Brady Bunch's maid, Alice, was well-named, I think.
I much prefer Allison or Alyssa. Alicia is nice too, but the a-lee-sha pronunciation feels more natural to me, even though it maybe isn't quite as pretty as the a-lee-see-a one, which is so uncommon here it feels affected, like saying vahz for vase.

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