I love
Alice, pronounced the English way. I would pull the trigger and use it as a first name but really hate the fact that it can be nicknames into
Ally,
Lissa, etc. They are such vapid nicknames and trendy and overused. People say, "well, tell people she goes by
Alice and
Alice only." Yah, I cannot control the world. What if she wants to be called
Ally as she grows up? I'm not going to tell her she can't so I just steer clear of it as a first name.