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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Alice originally stems back to the Germanic “Adalheidis,” which is a combination of adal meaning “noble” and held meaning “kind” or “sort.” Over time, “Adalheidis” was shortened to “Adalheid,” which the French changed to “Adelaide.” From there, the name found life in the forms “Adaliz,” “Aaliz” and “Aliz.” In England, the name was changed to “Aeleis” and “Alys” before the creation of the modern day “Alice.” Gaelic forms of Alice include “Ailis” and “Ailis.”

In medieval England, Alice was a common name, but was typically spelled Alys. The name was revived in the 19th century after a lengthy period of little use.

POPULARITY

According to the 1990 United States Census, Alice ranked as the 51st most popular female first name and the 32,489th most popular last name. In the United States, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular girls' names every decade since 1880 and in the Top 1,000 most popular boys' names three decades since 1880, but not since 1910.

United States Popularity of the girl's name Alice in the 21st Century.

• Year: 2006 Rank:383rd
• Year: 2005 Rank:414th
• Year: 2004 Rank:405th
• Year: 2003 Rank:426th
• Year: 2002 Rank:441st
• Year: 2001 Rank:431st
• Year: 2000 Rank:414th

In 2007, the popularity of the girl’s name Alice ranked 6th in Sweden and 35th in Brazil. In the 21st century, the girl’s name Alice has been a very popular name in Sweden, ranking in the Top 25 each year and rising from 23rd in 2000 to 6th in 2006.

Sweden Popularity of the girl's name Alice in the 21st Century.

• Year: 2006 Rank:6th
• Year: 2005 Rank:4th
• Year: 2004 Rank:9th
• Year: 2003 Rank:13th
• Year: 2002 Rank:19th
• Year: 2001 Rank:19th
• Year: 2000 Rank:23rd

FACTS

• January 15th is celebrated in the Czech Republic in honor of the name Alice.
• January 15th is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of St. Alice.
• June 23rd is celebrated in Sweden in honor of the name Alice.
• September 16th is celebrated in Estonia in honor of the name Alice.
• December 16th is celebrated in France in honor of the name Alice.

NAMESAKES

• "Alice” was the the main character in Lewis Carroll's books Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking Glass (1872).
• "Alice in Wonderland" is a song by Neil Sedaka.
• "Alice, Who The F*%# is Alice” is a song by the musician Gompie.
• "Alice Long (You're still my favourite Girlfriend)” is a song by Bobby Boyce and Bobby Hart.
• "Alice in Chains” is a rock band consisting of William DuVall, Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez and Sean Kinney.
• Alice is a 1990 film by Woody Allen.
• "ALICE” is an acronym for Artificial Linguistic Internet Computer Entity.
• "Alice” is a song by the electronica musician Moby.
• "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" is an 18-minute-long song by Arlo Guthrie.

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Alice Cooper (born Vincent Furnier) – American rock musician
• Alice Bunker Stockham – American suffragist who promoted gender equality
• Alice Mary Mills - Australian Olympic swimmer.
• Alice Nutter – Musician and member of the band Chumbawumba.
• Alice Sebold – American novelist.
• Alice Milligan – Irish Nationalist and poet.

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Author: Rich Kachold