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Alice (name)

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Alice
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, illustrated byJohn Tenniel, is an inspiration for the popularity of the name Alice.
Pronunciation/ˈælɪs/
German:[aˈliːsə]
French:[alis]
Italian:[aˈliːtʃe]
GenderFeminine
Language(s)English,German,French,Italian
Origin
Language(s)Old French
Meaning'nobility'
Other names
Variant form(s)Alaïs,Alicia,Alisha,Alisa, Alissa,Alix, Aliz, Alíz,Alyce
Related namesAdalheidis, Adalheide, Adelheide, Alitha, Alita,Zélie
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Alice is a feminine first name with roots in theFrench andGerman languages.

Etymology

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Alice is a form of theOld French nameAlis / Alys (olderAlais), short form ofAdelais, which is derived from theOld High GermanAdalhaidis (seeAdelaide), from theProto-Germanic words*aþala-, meaning "noble" and*haidu-, meaning "appearance; kind" (compare GermanAdel "nobility",edel "noble", nominalizing suffix-heit "-hood"), hence "of noble character or rank, of nobility".[2]Alaïs is the Old French form of the name;Alys of Vexin was also known asAlaïs.[3]

Popularity as a given name

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In 2015, the name appeared in the top 100 most popular names for baby girls in Australia, Belgium, France, Canada, Ireland,Scotland,England andWales, andNorthern Ireland. In England and Wales, it was ranked the 24th most popular name in 2015,[4] 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[5] One source attributes this toTina Fey having named her daughter Alice in 2005,[2] though this is more likely a case of coincidence than causality. Other sources attribute the rise in popularity to media sources such as theTwilight books byStephenie Meyer.[6] In Sweden and Italy it has appeared in the top ten names in recent years.[7] In 2022, it was the 11th most popular name given to girls in Canada.[8]

The name was most popular in the US in theVictorian era and at the turn of the 20th century. It has been popularized byAlice in Wonderland, byLewis Carroll.[2][7][3] It was also popular in the Victorian era due toThe Princess Alice, a daughter ofQueen Victoria.[2] In the US,Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter ofTheodore Roosevelt,[2] was occasionally known as "Princess Alice" in the press and inspired a song called "Alice Blue Gown".[9]

Variants

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Variants of the given name today includeAlicia,Alison, and a short form,Allie, with many spelling variants.[10]Alisa is a form of the name in popular use inRussia,Estonia and other countries.[11][12]Aliki is the form used in Greek. Eilish (/ˈlɪʃ/) may be the Irish form.

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References

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  1. ^Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf; Mangold, Max (2023).Duden: das Aussprachewörterbuch (in German). Vol. 6 (8 ed.). Berlin: Cornelsen. p. 184.ISBN 978-3-411-04068-1.
  2. ^abcde"Alice: Name Meaning, Popularity, and Similar Names".Nameberry. Retrieved10 February 2021.
  3. ^abCampbell, Mike (29 May 2020)."Meaning, origin and history of the name Alice".Behind the Name. Retrieved10 February 2021.
  4. ^"Top 1000 names in England and Wales, 2015".British Baby Names.
  5. ^Campbell, Mike."Popularity for the name Alice".Behind the Name. Retrieved10 February 2021.
  6. ^Schoenberg, Nara (27 July 2010)."Baby names with some bite".chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved4 June 2022.
  7. ^ab"Alice".Oh Baby! Names. 20 October 2014. Retrieved10 February 2021.
  8. ^"Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)".Statistics Canada. Retrieved2024-08-25.
  9. ^"Entry for "Alice"".Oxford English Dictionary.Oxford University Press.
  10. ^"Meaning, origin and history of the name Alice".Behind the Name.
  11. ^"Meaning, origin and history of the name Alisa".Behind the Name.
  12. ^"Statistics Estonia:Name statistics".stat.ee.
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