MeaningTruth, gracious, reality

OriginGerman, Swedish, Portuguese, English, Italian, French, Medieval English

NicknamesAllie, Ali

Famous NamesakesThe name of several princesses, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of President Teddy Roosevelt, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Alice Walker, author, Alice Munro, short-story writer and novelist, Alice Hoffman, novelist, Alice Sebold, author, "Alice''s Restaurant," a 1967 Arlo Guthrie song, Go Ask Alice, an anonymously written 1971 memoir, i>Alice Doesn''t Live Here Anymore, a 1974 film, Alice Doesn''t Live Here Anymore, a 1974 film, Alice in Chains, grunge rock band, Alice Cooper, rocke

Celebrity BabiesDaughter of Tina Fey (Alice Zenobia), daughter of Tom Cavanaugh

VariationsAlison, Alisia, Alishia, Alisa, Allis, Allie, Ali, Ailise, Allyson

Alternate SpellingsAlyssa, Alys, Allyson, Allyse, Allison, Alise, Ailisa