Alice name - Meaning of Alice

Alice name - Meaning of Alice

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Gender
Feminine
Lucky Number
3
See Lucky Number 3 Meaning
Usage
English, French, Portuguese, Italian
Pronounced
AL-is (English) , a-LEES (French) , ah-LEE-che (Italian)
Alice Meaning
From the Old French name Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see Adelaide). This name became popular in France and England in the 12th century. It was borne by the heroine of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' (1865) and 'Through the Looking Glass' (1871). Alice originates in Old French language and means "noble, graceful". As a feminine given name, Alice has always been one of the most popular names in the English-speaking countries, as well as other European countries. It was popularized by Lewis Carroll in his 1865 novel Alice"s Adventures in Wonderland. Alice was also the name of Queen Victoria"s daughter, as well as the daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt. There have been many songs written about Alice, one of the most popular being Living Next Door to Alice, made famous by Smokie.

Alice Related Names
Variants: Alicia, Alease, Alecia, Aleesha, Alesha, Alesia, Alise, Alisha, Alishia, Alisia, Alissa, Alisya, Allissa, Allycia, Alyce, Alycia, Alys, Alysa, Alyse, Alysha, Alysia, Alyssa, Alyssia, Elicia (English), Alix (French), Alícia (Portuguese), Alison
Diminutives: Ali, Alison, Allie, Ally, Lisha, Lecia (English), Alison (French)
Other Languages: Kalisha, Talisha (African American), Adalheidis, Adelais (Ancient Germanic), Alícia (Catalan), Heidi (Danish), Adelheid, Aleid, Aleida, Alida (Dutch), Aliisa, Alisa, Alli, Heidi (Finnish), Elke (Frisian), Adelheid, Ada, Aleida, Alida, Heida, Heidi (German), Adelaida, Aliz, Ada, Alida (Hungarian), Ailís (Irish), Alise (Latvian), Aleit (Low German), Aalis (Medieval French), Heidi (Norwegian), Adelajda, Alicja, Ada (Polish), Alisa (Russian), Aileas (Scottish), Alica (Slovak), Adelaida, Alicia (Spanish), Heidi (Swedish), Alis (Welsh)

Alice Celebrities
Alice Adams - writer, Alice Bailey - writer, Alice Barrett - actress, Alice Cary - poet, Alice Chan - actress, Alice Curtis - published author, Alice Dodd - model, Alice Duncan - writer, Alice Earle - published author, Alice Eve - actress, Alice Faye - actress, Alice Fulton - published author, Alice Glen - published author, Alice Griffin - writer,


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