Alice

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Alice

Gender: Feminine
Language: English, French

Etymology:
Alice is the modern English form of Adelaide. Adelaide contracted to Adelais to Adeliz to Aliz to Alice. See Adelaide for more information.

History:
Alice appears only rarely before the 12th century, but popular afterwards (although by the 17th century it was considered “rustic” and old-fashioned). It was revived and popularized in the 19th century by the popular nonsense novel Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

Pronunciation: AL-iss.

Diminutives: Al, Ally.

Alternates: Ali, Adalis, Adaliz, Adelisa, Adelise, Aeleis, Aelesia, Athelesia.
French: Alix.
French (Norman): Alison (SEE BELOW).
German: Alisz, Aliz.
Hawaiian: Aleka.
Manx: Ealish.
Spanish: Alita.
Hungarian: Alisz, Aliz.
Latin: Alesia, Alicia (SEE BELOW).
Spanish: Alicia.
Welsh: Alys.

See also: Alicia, Alisa, Alison, Alix, Allison, Alyssa.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Alice Meynell (1847-1922)
English poet.
Alice Brown (1856-1948)
American novelist.
Alice Barber Stephens (1858-1932)
American illustrator.
Alice Hegan Rice (1870-1942)
American novelist.
Alice Duer Miller (1874-1942)
American writer.
Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875-1935)
American novelist.
Alice Childress (1916-1994)
American playwright.
Alice Munro (1931-)
Canadian author.
Alice Walker (1944-)
American novelist.
Alice Hoffman (1952-)
American novelist.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Alice Cunningham Fletcher (1838-1923)
American anthropologist.
Alice Morse Earle (1851-1911)
American historian.
Alice Elvira Freeman Palmer (1855-1902)
American educator and Wellesley.
Alice Stopford Green (1847-1929)
Irish historian.
Alice van Vechten Brown (1862-1949)
American art educator.
Alice Salomon (1872-1948)
Founded a school for social work.
Alice Throckmorton McLean (1886-1968)
American social service organizer.

Fictional Characters:
Alice
From the novel, Alice in Wonderland.
Alice
From the song, Alice’s Restaurant.

Miscellaneous:
Alice Henry (1857-1943)
Australian journalist.
Alice Stone Blackwell (1857-1950)
American feminist journalist.
Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980)
American political socialite. Called “Princess Alice.” Daughter of Teddy Roosevelt.
Alice Paul (1885-1977)
American feminist. Introduced the ERA.
Alice Marble (1913-1990)
American tennis player.
Alice Coachman (1923-)
American Olympic high jumper.

Places:
Alice Springs
Australia.

Scientists:
Alice Hamilton (1869-1970)
American pathologist.
Alice Evans (1881-1975)
American scientist. Worked with bacteria and pasteurization.

Singers and Entertainers:
Alice Nielsen (1870-1943)
American singer.
Alice Guy-Blanché (1873-1968)
French filmmaker.
Alice Brady (1892-1939)
American actress.
Alice Faye (1915-1998)
American singer and actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.357 % named Alice
0.146 % named Alicia
0.092 % named Allison
0.050 % named Alison
0.031 % named Alyssa
0.027 % named Alisha
0.020 % named Alisa
0.013 % named Allyson
0.011 % named Alissa
0.009 % named Alyson
0.003 % named Alysia
0.002 % named Alisia
0.002 % named Alishia
0.002 % named Alix
0.002 % named Aliza
0.002 % named Alyse
0.002 % named Alise
0.002 % named Alysha
0.001 % named Alita
0.001 % named Alysa

Popularity of Alice:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1800: 56th most popular.
1850: 28th most popular.
1875: 13th most popular.
1880: 8th most popular.
1881: 8th most popular.
1882: N/A
1883: 9th most popular.
1884: 7th most popular.
1885-1888: N/A
1889: 9th most popular.
1890-1898: N/A
1899: 10th most popular.
1900-1910: 10th most popular.
1900-1901: N/A
1902: 10th most popular.
1903: N/A
1904: 10th most popular.
1905: N/A
1906: 9th most popular.
1907: 9th most popular.
1908: N/A
1909: 10th most popular.
1910-1920: 13th most popular.
1910: 9th most popular.
1920-1930: 14th most popular.
1930-1940: 23rd most popular.
1940-1950: 42nd most popular.
1950-1960: 87th most popular.
1960-1970: 149th most popular.
1970-1980: 236th most popular.
1980-1990: 319th most popular.
1990: 343rd most popular.
1991: 351st most popular.
1992: 363rd most popular.
1993: 359th most popular.
1994: 405th most popular.
1995: 419th most popular.
1996: 422nd most popular.
1997: 418th most popular.
1998: 438th most popular.
1999: 421st most popular.
2000: 414th most popular.
2001: 431st most popular.
2002: 441st most popular.
2003: 426th most popular.

In France...
1900: 19th most popular.
1910: 19th most popular.
1920: 27th most popular.
1930: 43rd most popular.
1940: 69th most popular.
1950: 132nd most popular.
1959: 191st most popular.
1960: N/A
1963: 200th most popular.
1970: 167th most popular.
1980: 95th most popular.
1990: 53rd most popular.
2000: 37th most popular.