Meaning: Its source is Alis, an Old French name meaning "Exalted nature."
Though not linguistically related, Alice has been historically used as an English version of the Irish Gaelic name Aislinn.
Languages: This girl's name is used in English, Italian, French and Czech.
Nickname For: Adelaide
Compound Forms: Maryalice
Source Forms: Alis
Popularity: The name Alice ranked 425th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 51st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: Alice's strongest association is with a blonde seven-year-old in a blue pinafore who fell down a rabbit hole. Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass were written in the 1860s and 1870s to entertain Alice Liddell, a young girl of his acquaintance.
Carroll was a mathematician who combined his delight in games and wordplay with a profound understanding of childhood's complex fascinations. While his books continue to delight little ones, they are also analyzed in philosophic works such as Douglas Hofstader's 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid.
Alice's linguisitic family tree features cousin Adelaide (traced through its Germanic grandparent Adalheit) and child Allison (meaning ''Alice's son'').
Arts and Music
- Alice Aycock (born 1946)
American sculptor.
- Created How to Catch and Manufacture Ghosts (see list of 20th-century Contemporary Artists)
- ''Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair''
- Words by George Eastman; music by Stephen Foster (see list of Names in Song titles)
- ''Alice Blue Gown''
- Words by Joseph McCarthy, music by Harry Tierney (see list of Names in Song titles)
- Alice Neel (born 1900, died 1984)
American painter.
- Painted Margaret Evans Pregnant (see list of 20th-century Contemporary Artists)
Leadership
- Alice
- Ruler of Antioch in the 12th century (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
- Alice M. Batchelder
American judge.
- Circuit Judge, Sixth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
- Alice Dunbar (born 1875, died 1935)
American author, social worker and public speaker.
- Activist for African-American rights and the rights of women (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)
- Alice M. Robertson (born 1854, died 1931)
American politician.
- Representative, R-Oklahoma, 1921-23 (see list of Women in the House of Representatives)
Miscellaneous
- Alice Dodd
- American model (see list of Fashion Models)
- Alice Evans (born 1881, died 1975)
American scientist. Her discovery of the organism that causes undulant fever led to mandatory milk pasteurization.
- Member of National Women''s Hall of Fame (see list of National Women's Hall of Fame Members)
- Alice Hamilton (born 1869, died 1970)
American physician who founded the field of occupational medicine.
- Member of National Women''s Hall of Fame (see list of National Women's Hall of Fame Members)
- Alice Paul (born 1885, died 1977)
American suffragist who founded the Women's Party.
- Member of the National Women''s Hall of Fame (see list of National Women's Hall of Fame Members)
- Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (born 1861, died 1884)
American first lady.
- Wife of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President (see list of United States First Ladies)
- Alice Tepper
- 1971 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- Alice Hamilton (born 1869, died 1970)
American physician who founded the field of occupational medicine.
- Became Harvard Medical School''s first female professor in 1919, six years before women were admitted as students (see list of Medical Practitioners)
Sports
- Alice Coachman
American athlete.
- 1948 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for High Jump (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the High Jump)
- Alice Marble
American tennis player who served as a spy during wartime.
- 1936, 1938-40 U.S. Open tennis champion (see list of U.S. Open Tennis Champions)
- 1939 Wimbledon tennis champion (see list of Wimbledon Tennis Champions)
- 1939-40 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
Stage and Screen
- Alice Barrett
American actress.
- Actress on soap opera ''''Another World'''' (see list of Performers on ''Another World'')
- Alice Boyle
Fictional character.
- From ''''Wait Till Your Father Gets Home'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
- Alice Brady (born 1892, died 1939)
American actress.
- 1937 Academy Award winner for her performance in In Old Chicago (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actress)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Alice Calhoun
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Alice Faye (born 1912, died 1998)
American singer and actress. Original name: Ann Leppert.
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Alice Garvey
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Hersha Parady (see list of Characters on ''Little House on the Prairie'')
- Alice Ghostley (born 1926)
American actress.
- Portrayed Esmeralda (see list of Actors on ''Bewitched'')
- Alice Horton
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''Days of Our Lives'''' (see list of Characters on ''Days of Our Lives'')
- Alice Kramden
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Audrey Meadows (see list of Characters on ''The Honeymooners'')
- Alice Lake
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Alice Nelson
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Ann B. Nelson (see list of Characters on ''The Brady Bunch'')
- Alice Pearce (born 1913, died 1966)
American actress.
- Portrayed Gladys Kravitz from 1964-66 (see list of Actors on ''Bewitched'')
- Alice Tate
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Mia Farrow (see list of Characters in the film Alice)
- Alice Terry
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Alice Tompkins
Fictional character.
- From ''''The Critic'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
- Alice White
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Alice Adams (born 1926, died 1999)
American novelist.
- Wrote Careless Love (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- Alice
- Attendant to princess Catherine of France in Henry V (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
- Alice Hanscom
Fictional character.
- Ben''s mother in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
- Alice McDermott
American author
- 1998 National Book Award winner for Charming Billy (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction)
- Alice Meynell (born 1847, died 1922)
English poet and essayist.
- Wrote Preludes (see list of Poets of the Victorian Era)
- Alice Steinbach
- 1985 Pulitzer Prize winner for Feature Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing)
- Alice Underwood
Fictional character.
- Larry''s mother in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
- Alice Walker (born 1944)
American novelist, essayist and poet.
- Wrote The Color Purple (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
- 1983 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for The Color Purple (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
- 1983 National Book Award winner for Fiction, for The Color Purple (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction)
- Author of The Color Purple (see list of Authors of some of the most frequently banned books between 1990-99, in the United States)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Big Al
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Alice in Wonderland
In reference to a popular children's fairy tale.
- ''Brady Bunch'' Alice
- Alice in chains
- Malice
- Lice
- Alice the Camel
- Alice the Goon from Popeye
- All Lice
- Alice from Crystal Palace
Associations:
''Alice blue'' is a shade of pale blue named after Teddy Roosevelt's daughter, Alice, who was very fond of it.
Name: Alice
List:
- Alice on Google
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