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Alice

A female given name from the Germanic languages popular in England since the Middle Ages.

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Alice at a glance

Origin
Germanic
Root meaning
“noble”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈæl.ɪs/

Etymology

From Middle English Alice, from Old French Alys, Alice, from Old High German Adalheid, proposed to derive from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz (“character”). Doublet of Adelaide.

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Alice mean?

A female given name from the Germanic languages popular in England since the Middle Ages. Its root means "noble".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).