ALICE  

Gender: F
Origin: German
Meaning: "noble"

Popularity in 2008: #326

A classic name that's both strong and sweet, Alice has been getting attention as Tina Fey's choice for her daughter. Bonus: it's a darling of literature, from the immortal heroine in Alice in Wonderland to fine modern writers like Alices Munro, Walker, Sebold, Hoffman, McDermott, Adams, and Elliott Dark.

Variations:
Aleece, Lissa, Alicen, Allysiah, Alicie, Alysse, Elissa, Alisanne, Allyceea, Elyssa, Aliki, Allie, Allisunne, Alless, Ali, Elli, Alikah, Adelice, Leese, Alize, Alles, Ally, Ilysse, Allissa, Allise, Alisah, Allyson, Alicah, Allison, Alitia, Allice, Aleetheea, Alis, Alise, Alyceea, Alie, Alyce, Alecia, Alleeceea, Alli, Alia, Talicia, Alleece, Allyse, Allis, Ellsa, Alessa, Alitheea, Aleceea, Ellie, Ilyssa, Aliece, Alesia, Allicea, Alla, Alyson, Alisha, Allyce, Ilysah, Allecia, Allix, Alys, Allysia, Alyssa, Alidee, Allysson, Ilysa, Elsa, Allsun, Aleethia, Leece, Allyssa, Alysa, Alysia, Alix, Allys, Ellissa, Alisz, Alicea, Alison, Alisann, Lyssa, Alyss, Alyse, Alissa, Allisun

International Variations:
Alica (Czech) Aliz, Alizka, Alike, Lici (Greek) Alika, Aleka (Hawaiian) Ailis (Irish) Alisia, Alizala (Polish) Alisa, Alya (Russian) Aili (Scottish) Licha, Alicia (Spanish)

People who like Alice also like:

Amelie, Hannah, Annabel, Catherine, Clover, Esmé, Isabel, Isadora, Rosalie, Victoria, Benjamin, Milo, Owen, Miles, Rufus

Alice is being discussed in our message boards:

• Is the world ready for 'Alice'?
• A thought
• need a 3syllable name to go with ALMAZ
• Modelicious
• Once a Nickname... Always a Nickname???

Read Nameberry blog posts about Alice:

• STAGE NAMES: Would You Change Your Name for Fame?
• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• VAMPIRE BABY NAMES
• NEW NAMES IN THE CELEBRISPHERE
• HAWAIIAN NAMES: Lush and lovely