Alice (name)

Alice (name)
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 (older Alais), short form of Adelais, which is derived from the Old High German Adalhaidis (see Adelaide), from the Proto-Germanic words , meaning "noble" and , meaning "appearance; kind" (compare German Adel "nobility", edel "noble", nominalizing suffix -heit "-hood"), hence "of noble character or rank, of nobility". Alaïs is the Old French form of the name; Alys of Vexin was also known as Alaïs.
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, 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 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. In Sweden and Italy it has appeared in the top ten names in recent years.
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".
Variants
Variants of the given name today include Alicia, Alison, and a short form, Allie, with many spelling variants. Alisa is a form of the name in popular use in Russia, Estonia and other countries. Aliki is the form used in Greek.
People with the first name Alice
Royalty
Alice of Antioch (1110 – after 1136), princess consort of Antioch by marriage to Bohemond II of Antioch
Alice of Cyprus (1193 – 1246), queen consort and later regent of Cyprus, later regent of Jerusalem
Alice Heine (1872–1918), princess consort of Monaco, wife of Albert I of Monaco
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (1883–1981), member of the British royal family
Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885–1969), aka Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark, mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (1843–1878), Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine, daughter of Queen Victoria
Alix of Hesse (1872–1918), Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia, daughter of Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
Alice, Duchess of Gloucester (1901–2004), member of the British royal family
Princess Alice of Parma (1849–1935), Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Authors and poets
Alice Adams (1926–1999), American author
Alice Albinia (born 1976), author
Alice Birch, British playwright and screenwriter
Alice Cary (1820–1871), poet
Alice Childress (1916–1994), American novelist and playwright
Alice Arnold Crawford (1850–1874), American poet
Alice Turner Curtis (1860–1958), American writer
Alice Williams Brotherton (1848–1930), American writer
Alice May Douglas (1865–1943), American poet, author, editor
Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875–1935), American poet, journalist and political activist
Alice Flowerdew (1759–1830), English teacher, hymnwriter, religious poet
Alice Fulton (born 1952), poet and author
Alice Greenwood (1862–1935), British historian, teacher and writer
Alice Hayes (1657–1720), English Quaker preacher and autobiographer
Alice Hoffman (born 1952), author of Practical Magic
Alice Emma Ives (1876–1930), American dramatist, journalist
Alice Eleanor Jones (1916–1981), American science fiction writer and journalist
Alice La Mazière (1880-1962), French journalist, socialist and feminist activist
Alice Pichen Lee (1883–1943), Chinese activist, newspaper editor, poet, writer and school founder
Alice Priestley (born 1962), Canadian children's writer and illustrator
Alice MacDonell (1854–1938), Scottish poet
Alice Marriott (1910–1992), American historian
Alice Moore McComas (1850–1919), American author, editor, lecturer, reformer
Alice McDermott (born 1953), author
Alice Duer Miller (1874–1942), author and poet
Alice Munro (born 1931), Canadian author
Alice Hobbins Porter (1854–1926), British-born American journalist, editor
Alice Rivaz (1901–1998), Swiss author
Alice Sebold (born 1963), author of The Lovely Bones
Alice Sheldon, better known by her pen name James Tiptree Jr.
Alice Spigelman, Hungarian-born Australian clinical psychologist, writer and human rights advocate
Alice Tawhai, pen name of a New Zealand fiction writer
Alice Thompson, Scottish novelist
Alice Bellvadore Sams Turner (1859–1915), American physician, writer
Alice Voinescu (1885–1961), Romanian writer
Alice Walker (born 1944), author
Alice Willard (1860–1936), American journalist and businesswoman
Alice Robinson Boise Wood (1846–1919), American classicist and poet
Musicians
Alice (Visconti, born Carla Bissi) (born 1954), Italian singer-songwriter
Alice (born Song Joo-hee), South Korean singer, a member of Hello Venus
Alice Babs (1924–2014), Swedish singer and actress
Alice Caymmi (born 1990), Brazilian singer
Alice Coltrane (1937–2007), American jazz pianist
Alice Cooper (born 1948), American male rock musician (see also The Alice Cooper Show and Alice Cooper Goes to Hell)
Alice Coote (born 1968), British opera singer
Alice Deejay, Dutch dance music artist
Alice in Chains, American metal band
Alice Glass (born 1988), Canadian vocalist in electronic duo Crystal Castles
Alice Merton (born 1993), German-Canadian singer-songwriter
Alice Nutter (born 1962), a member of the British music band Chumbawamba
Alice Prin (1901–1953), French singer and actress
Alice Carter Simmons (1883–1943), American pianist, organist, and music educator
Alice Mary Smith (1839–1884), English composer
Alice Spooner, keyboardist in English Grime/New Rave band Hadouken!
Alice Vinette (1894–1989), Canadian composer
Actresses and filmmakers
Alice Barrett (born 1956), American actress
Alice Bellagamba (born 1987), Italian actress and dancer
Alice Bendová (born 1973), Czech actress
Alice Brady (1892–1939), American actress
Alice Calhoun (1900–1966), American silent film actress
Alice Cocéa (1899–1970), French actress
Alice Connor (born 1990), British actress
Alice Davenport (1864–1936), American actress
Alice Day (1906–1995), American actress
Alice Dinnean (born 1969), American muppeteer
Alice Diop (born 1979), French filmmaker
Alice Dixson (born 1969), Filipino-American actress, commercial model, and former beauty queen
Alice Dovey (18841969), American stage actress
Alice Evans (born 1968), British-American actress
Alice Eve, English actress
Alice Faye (1915–1998), American actress and singer
Alice Gale (1858–1941), American actress
Alice Greczyn (born 1986), American actress
Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), French filmmaker
Alice Hollister (1886–1973), American actress
Alice Howell (1886–1961), American actress
Alice Joyce (1890–1955), American silent film actress
Alice Krige (born 1954), South African actress
Alice Lake (1895–1967), American actress
Alice Lowe (born 1977), English actress
Ali MacGraw (born 1939), actress; birth name is Elizabeth Alice
Alice Mann (actress) (1899–1986), American actress
Alice Marriott (1824–1900), English actress
Alice Moran, Canadian actress
Alice Nellis (born 1971), Czech filmmaker
Alice Pearce (1917–1966), American actress
Alice Ripley (born 1963), American actress
Alice Robitaille (1923–2011), Canadian actress
Alice B. Russell (1889–1985), American actress
Alicia Silverstone (born 1976), American actress
Alice Terry (1899–1987), American actress
Alice Waddington (born 1990), Spanish filmmaker
Alice White (1904–1983), American actress
Aliki Vougiouklaki (1934–1996), Greek actress
Alicia Vikander (born 1988), Swedish actress
Alycia Debnam-Carey (born 1993), Australian actress
Science and medicine
Alice Mary Barry (1880–1955), pioneering Irish doctor
Alice Fitzgerald (1875–1962), American nurse
Alice Hamilton (1869–1970), American toxicologist
Alice Masaryková (1879–1966), Czech sociologist and politician
Alice Miller (1923–2010), Swiss psychologist
Alice Pruvot-Fol (1873–1972), French opisthobranch malacologist
Alice Rivlin (1931–2019), American economist
Alice Roberts (born 1973), British anatomist, osteoarchaeologist, anthropologist, television presenter, and author
Alice Săvulescu (1905–1970), Romanian botanist
Alice Whitley (1913–1990), Australian chemist and educator
Alice Wilson (1881–1964), Canadian geologist and paleontologist
Alice Withrow (1907 – 1998), American botanist, plant physiologist and researcher of plant photochemistry
Alice Vrielink, researcher in crystallography
Activists
Alice Bhagwandai Singh (1891-1970), Surinamese activist and proto-feminist
Alice Bunker Stockham (1833–1912), American suffragist
Alice A. W. Cadwallader (1832–1910), American philanthropist and temperance activist
Alice Barbee Castleman (1843–1926), American social leader, philanthropist, and suffragist
Alice Davies (born 1870 – alive in 1919), British suffragette and nurse
Alice P. Gannett (1875–1962), American settlement house worker and social reformer
Alice Sudduth Byerly (1855–1904), temperance activist
Alice Hamilton (1869–1970), peace activist during World War I
Alice Herz (1882–1965), anti-war protester
Alice Jouenne (1873-1954), French teacher and socialist activist
Alice Meynell (1847–1922), English suffragist and poet
Alice Milligan (1865–1953), Irish nationalist
Alice Morrissey (died in 1912), British Catholic, socialist leader and suffragette
Alice Paul (1885–1977), American suffragist and British suffragette
Alice E. Heckler Peters (1845–1921), American social reformer
Alice Schwarzer (born 1942), German feminist and publisher
Alice Ames Winter (1865–1944), American litterateur, author, clubwoman, suffragist
Athletes
Alice Blom (born 1980), Dutch volleyball player
Alice D'Amato (born 2003), Italian artistic gymnast
Alice Kertész (born 1935), Hungarian-born Olympic gymnastics medalist
Alice Kinsella, (born 2001) British artistic gymnast
Alisa Kleybanova (born 1989), Russian tennis player
Alice Mills (born 1986), Australian Olympic swimmer
Alice Noháčová (born 1967), Czech tennis player
Alice Pirsu (born 1979), Romanian tennis player
Alice Schlesinger (born 1988), Israeli Olympic judoka
Alice Tortelli (born 1998), Italian footballer
Alice Whitty (1934–2017), Canadian high jumper
Miscellaneous
Alice Auma (1956–2007), Ugandan spiritualist and medium
Alice Austen (1866–1952), photographer
Alice Ayres (1859–1885), an English nursemaid honoured for her bravery in rescuing children from a house fire
Alice Bailey (1880–1949), theologist and lecturer
Alice Barnham (1592–1650), wife of Francis Bacon
Alice Bentinck (born 1986), co-founder and COO of Entrepreneur First, London
Lady Alice Boyle (1566–1643), wife of David Barry, 1st Earl of Barrymore
Alice Brock (born 1941), owner of the Massachusetts eatery that inspired the Arlo Guthrie tune Alice's Restaurant Massacree
Alice Willson Broughton (1889–1980), First Lady of North Carolina
Alice Brown Davis (1852–1935), Seminole tribal chief
Alice Brusewitz, New Zealand photographer
Alice Burdeu (born 1988), Australian fashion model and winner of Australia's Next Top Model, Cycle 3
Alice Cambridge (1762–1829), early Irish Methodist preacher
Alice Elizabeth Doherty (1887–1933), known for her rare condition of hypertrichosis lanuginosa
Alice Dinnean (born 1969), American puppeteer
Aliki Diplarakou (1912–2002), Greek Miss Europe winner
Alice Mary Hagen (1872 – 1972), Canadian ceramic artist
Alice Hanratty (born 1939), Irish artist
Alice Houghton (1849–1920), Canadian-born American broker
Alice Jacobsen (1928–1993), American sculptor
Alice Julius (1846 - 1918), New Zealand artist
Alice Keppel (1868–1947), mistress of Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Alice Elisabeth Kotalawala, Sri Lankan Sinhala businesswoman and philanthropist
Alice Kyteler (1263–1325), first recorded person condemned for witchcraft in Ireland
Alice Lau (disambiguation), several people
Alice Liddell (1852–1934), the real person upon whom the eponymous heroine of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is based
Alice Lisle (1617–1685), a judge at the trial of Charles I of England
Alice Little, (born 1990), Irish–American sex-worker and advocate
Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884–1980), only child of Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee
Alice Maher (born 1956), Irish painter and sculptor
Alice Mahon (1937–2022), British politician
Alice Mak, Hong Kong artist and cartoonist
Alice Manfield (1878–1960), or Guide Alice, Australian mountain guide, naturalist, photographer, chalet owner, and early feminist
Alice Marriott (1907–2000), American businesswoman
Alice Mofflin (1878–1961), Australian philanthropist and charity worker
Lady Alice Christabel Montagu-Douglas-Scott (1901–2004), Duchess of Gloucester
Alice Naylor-Leyland, fashion writer
Alice Neel (1900–1984), American artist
Alice Nordin (1871–1948), Swedish sculptor
Alice Orlowski (1903–1976), high-ranking Nazi SS officer
Alice Ormsby-Gore (1952–1995), British socialite
Alice Parizeau (1930–1990), Polish journalist
Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (1861–1884), wife of Theodore Roosevelt
Alice Strike (1896–2004), Canadian military veteran
Alice B. Toklas (1877–1967), paramour of writer Gertrude Stein
Alice Walton (born 1949), the daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton
Alice Waters (born 1944), American chef and restaurateur
Alice Woods (1849–1941), British educationist
Alice Young, first "witch" to be executed during the Salem witch trials
People with the surname Alice
Antonio Alice (1886–1943), Argentine portrait painter
Beatrice Kamuchanga Alice (born 1997), a long-distance runner from the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Georgia Mannion (born 2003), professionally known as George Alice, Australian singer/songwriter
Maria Alice de Fátima Rocha Silva (born 1971), known as Maria Alice, Cape Verdean singer
Mary Alice (1936–2022), American film, television, and stage actress
Fictional characters
As single name
Alice, a character commonly featured in cryptography books together with her partner Bob
Alice, the eponymous heroine of the Lewis Carroll novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
Alice Kingsleigh, a version of the above from the live adaptation Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Miss Alice, a main character in Edward Albee's play Alice originally portrayed by Irene Worth
Alice, a yet-to-be-seen character in the anime/manga Rozen Maiden by Peach-Pit
Alice, the female protagonist in the manga Pandora Hearts
Alice, a character from Sylvain Chomet's animated film The Illusionist
Alice, a caffeine-crazed engineer from Scott Adams' comic strip Dilbert
Alice, Peter's male pet rabbit in Meg Rosoff's book, Just in Case
Alice, Mary Elizabeth's friend in Stephen Chbosky's novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Alice, a fictional character from the television series The Tribe (1999–2003) played by Vanessa Stacey
Alice (Transformers), a character in the 2009 movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Alice, a fictional dancer from Konami's Dance Dance Revolution series
Alice, a character in the 2012 adventure video game Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward initially introduced briefly in video game Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors
Alice, a spirit character taking the form of a hedgehog, from the video game "Spiritfarer"
As given name
Alice Abernathy, a fictional character in the Resident Evil film series, portrayed by Milla Jovovich
Alice Aduraice, a character from games (Mario) The Music Box and (Mario) The Music Box -ARC-
Alice Angel, a character from the episodic puzzle horror video game Bendy and the Ink Machine
Asmodeus Alice, a male character in the manga and anime series Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
Alice Ayres, pseudonym for Jane Jones (played by Natalie Portman) in the film Closer
Alice Bastable, a character in E. Nesbit's The Story of the Treasure Seekers
Alice Beckham, a character from anime series Machine Robo Rescue
Alice Blue Bonnet, a character in the Make Mine Music short Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet
Alice Cartelet, a transfer student from the United Kingdom, one of the main characters from Kin-iro Mosaic manga and anime series
Alice Carter in TV series Torchwood: Children of Earth
Alice Cullen, vampire character in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight (novel series)
Alice Elliot, a character from the Shadow Hearts series
Alice the Fox, a crook fox from The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino fairy tale
Alice Gehabich, from Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Alice the Goon, a character in the Popeye comic strip
Alice the Great, a character in the animated children's series Little Bill
Alice Green, a character from Big City Greens
Alice Glick, a character from The Simpsons
Alice Gunderson, a fictional character, the Quartermaines' maid on the American soap opera General Hospital
Alice Hardy, a character in the Friday the 13th series
Alice Hayfer, a character in the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh
Alice Hiiragi, an antagonist from the video game Persona 5 Strikers
Alice Horton, a fictional character, a matriarch on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
Alice Hyatt, protagonist on the American sitcom television series Alice
Alice Johnson, a character in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series
Alice Kramden, long-suffering wife of Ralph on the American sitcom The Honeymooners
Alice Longbottom, mother of Neville Longbottom in the popular fictional Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
Alice MacLeod, main character in Susan Juby's novel (2000) and the television series Alice, I Think
Alice Margatroid, from the Touhou series of manic shooter
Alice Martin is a minor character in the film Halloween II (1980) and murder victim of Michael Myers
Alice McKinley is the protagonist of the eponymous book series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
Alice Mitchell, the mother of the title character of Dennis the Menace (US)
Alice Nelson, the housekeeper for the Bradys on The Brady Bunch
Alice Parslow, a main character in La Belle Sauvage, the first volume in The Book of Dust trilogy by Philip Pullman
Alice Pieszecki, a fictional character from Showtime's lesbian drama series The L Word
Alice Quinn, a character in The Magicians trilogy by Lev Grossman
Alice the Rabbit, one of the main protagonists of the Bloody Roar fighting game series
Alice (Alisa) Selezneva, the main heroine of Kir Bulychov's children's science fiction book series
Alice Seno, a character from the manga Alice 19th
Alice Squires, a character in Nexo Knights
Alice Tate, main character in Woody Allen's film Alice, portrayed by Mia Farrow
Alice Twilight, a character in the Wii game No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
Alice Yotsuba, one of the main characters in the magical girl anime Dokidoki! PreCure
Alice Zuberg, one of the female protagonists in the light novel and anime series Sword Art Online and one of the protagonists of the Alicization arc
References
English feminine given names
French feminine given names
Feminine given names