Alice (name)

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| name = Alice

| image = Alice par John Tenniel 04.png

| caption = Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, illustrated by John Tenniel, is an inspiration for the popularity of the name Alice.

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| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|l|ɪ|s}}
{{IPA|de|aˈliːsə|lang}}
{{IPA|fr|alis|lang}}
{{IPA|it|aˈliːtʃe|lang}}

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| languageorigin = {{llink|fro}}

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| meaning = 'nobility'

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| variant forms = Alaïs, Alicia, Alisha, Alisa, Alissa, Alix, Aliz, Alíz, Alyce

| related names = Adalheidis, Adalheide, Adelheide, Alitha, Alita, Zélie

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| footnotes = {{cite book|last1=Kleiner|first1=Stefan|last2=Knöbl|first2=Ralf|last3=Mangold|first3=Max|title=Duden: das Aussprachewörterbuch|volume=6|edition=8|language=de|location=Berlin|publisher=Cornelsen|year=2023|isbn=978-3-411-04068-1|page=184}}

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Alice is a feminine first name with roots in the French and German languages.

Etymology

Alice is a form of the Old French name Alis / Alys (older Alais), short form of Adelais, which is derived from the Old High German Adalhaidis (see Adelaide), from the Proto-Germanic words {{wikt-lang|gem-pro|*aþalaz|*aþala-}}, meaning "noble" and {{wikt-lang|gem-pro|*haidu-}}, meaning "appearance; kind" (compare German Adel "nobility", edel "noble", nominalizing suffix -heit "-hood"), hence "of noble character or rank, of nobility".{{cite web | title=Alice: Name Meaning, Popularity, and Similar Names | website=Nameberry | url=https://nameberry.com/ | access-date=10 February 2021}} Alaïs is the Old French form of the name; Alys of Vexin was also known as Alaïs.{{cite web | title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Alice | website=Behind the Name | last=Campbell | first=Mike| url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/alice|date=29 May 2020 | access-date=10 February 2021}}{{Cite web |title=Alice: Meaning, Origin, Famous People, Traits, Fortune, Quotes, Similar Names |url=https://nametree.app/en/nc/Alice |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=NameTree.app - World's Best Free Name Service |language=zh-CN}}

Popularity as a given name

In 2015, the name appeared in the top 100 most popular names for baby girls in Australia, Belgium, France, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, and Northern Ireland. In England and Wales, it was ranked the 24th most popular name in 2015,{{cite web |url=http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/top-1000-names-in-england-and-wales-2015.html |title=Top 1000 names in England and Wales, 2015|website=British Baby Names}} but it has been less popular in the US until a recent resurgence. Some sources cite the resurgence starting in 2000, while others showed an up swing starting in 2010{{cite web | last=Campbell | first=Mike | title=Popularity for the name Alice | website=Behind the Name | url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/alice/top | access-date=10 February 2021}} One source attributes this to Tina Fey having named her daughter Alice in 2005, though this is more likely a case of coincidence than causality. Other sources attribute the rise in popularity to media sources such as the Twilight books by Stephenie Meyer.{{cite web

| url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-xpm-2010-07-27-sc-fam-0727-baby-name-20100727-story.html

| title= Baby names with some bite

| last= Schoenberg

| first= Nara

| date= 27 July 2010

| website= chicagotribune.com

| publisher= Chicago Tribune

| access-date= 4 June 2022

| quote = }} In Sweden and Italy it has appeared in the top ten names in recent years.{{cite web | title=Alice | website=Oh Baby! Names | date=20 October 2014 | url=https://ohbabynames.com/all-baby-names/alice/ | access-date=10 February 2021}} In 2022, it was the 11th most popular name given to girls in Canada.{{Cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1710014701|title=Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)|website=Statistics Canada|access-date=2024-08-25}}

The name was most popular in the US in the Victorian era and at the turn of the 20th century. It has been popularized by Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. It was also popular in the Victorian era due to The Princess Alice, a daughter of Queen Victoria. In the US, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, was occasionally known as "Princess Alice" in the press and inspired a song called "Alice Blue Gown".{{Cite book|title=Oxford English Dictionary|publisher=Oxford University Press|chapter=Entry for "Alice"}}

Variants

Variants of the given name today include Alicia, Alison, and a short form, Allie, with many spelling variants.{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/alice|title = Meaning, origin and history of the name Alice|website=Behind the Name}} Alisa is a form of the name in popular use in Russia, Estonia and other countries.{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/alisa|title = Meaning, origin and history of the name Alisa|website=Behind the Name}}{{cite web|url=https://www.stat.ee/nimed/TOP_AASTAD|title=Statistics Estonia:Name statistics|website=stat.ee}} Aliki is the form used in Greek. Eilish ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|aɪ|l|ɪ|ʃ}}) may be the Irish form.

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People with the surname Alice

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