Alice
PopularA girl's name meaning noble.
Approved in Portugal. Alice is on the official IRN list of names you can register. In the national top 10 of 2025.
Origin
From the Old French Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself derived from the Germanic Adalheidis, formed from the elements adal (noble) and heid (kind, character).
Story
It became popular in France and England in the 12th century, remaining among the most common names in England until the 16th century, when it began to decline. It was revived in the 19th century and gained further fame through Lewis Carroll's character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). It is a doublet of Adelaide, sharing the same Germanic root.
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Get startedSources & references
- List of admitted given names · IRN · irn.justica.gov.pt (approved-name list & birth statistics)
- Behind the Name · Alice
- Wiktionary · Alice