Alice Meaning
What does Alice mean?
The meaning of Alice is "noble kind".
Alice is generally used as a girl's name.
It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Al-ice.
The Given Name Alice
The name Alice is a form of an Old French spelling of a greatly contracted version of the German name Adalheidis (possibly Adalheidis to Adelaide to Adeliz to Alice or Adalheidis to Adelais to Aalis to Alice). Alice was considered a distinct name when it was revived in the 19th century.
The name is derived from the Germanic elements adel meaning "noble" and heid meaning "kind or sort".
The name became popular through the books of Lewis Carrol, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (1865) and "Alice Through the Looking Glass" (1872).
Alice falls into the classic name category.
Some famous bearers of this name include: Alice Brady, and Alice Cooper.
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Alice Popularity
In contrast, the year before it ranked 70 in baby name popularity for girls with 3,816 occurrences. Less than 5 boys were given the name.
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Alice Related Names
Variants of the name Alice include Alisanne, Alyce, Alyse.
The names Aileas, Ailis, Ailisa, Ailish, Aillis, Alaycia, Alaysia, Alease, Aleasha, Aleashia, Aleceia, Alechia, Alecia, Alecka, Aleesa, Aleesha, Aleeshia, Aleisha, Aleshia, Alica, Alicea, Alicen, Alicha, Alichia, Alicia, Alicio, Alicja, Alieda, Aliesa, Aliesha, Alieshae, Aliezah, Aliisa, Alis, Alisanne, Alise, Alisea, Alisha, Alishba, Alisheia, Alishia, Alisia, Alison, Alissah, Alisya, Alita, Aliz, Alizah, Alize, Alizia, Alliana, Allicea, Allicyn, Allisha, Alliss, Allyce, Allycia, Allysa, Allyse, Allysia, Alsa, Alyanna, Alyce, Alycea, Alycia, Alyissa, Alys, Alysa, Alyse, Alysha, Alyshea, Alysia, Alyssia, Anicia, Aniesa, Anieshia, Ardell, Arisu, Arlice, Arlicia, Aylessa, Aylissa, Eliesha, Elish, Ellesia, Ellissia, Iisha, Ilissa, Jalisha, Jalissa, Jalyce, Lalisa, Lalisia, Lishia, Lisia, Olicia, Talisa are all forms of Alice.
Famous Alices
- Alice ~ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland character, 3 hurricanes, 1 storm
- Alice Brady ~ Actress
- Alice Cooper ~ Rock Musician
- Alice Guy Blache ~ Film Director
- Alice Longbottom ~ Harry Potter character
- Alice Munro ~ Nobel Prize for Literature 2013
Alice Numerology
Want to know how your name choice may effect your child?
Then take a look at the Numerological Report For Alice.
It may give you some insight about your new baby.
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Alice Name Fun
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