Alesia

Alesia is an English given name most likely developed as a variant of Alicia, itself a Latinate form of the Old French Aalis, which derives from the Germanic name Adalheidis, composed of the elements adal meaning noble and heid meaning kind or type. The name may also carry associations with Alesia, the ancient Gaulish settlement in present-day France where Julius Caesar's decisive victory over Vercingetorix occurred in 52 BC, though this topographic connection is generally secondary to its use as a personal name. Related forms include Alicia, Alysia, Alisha, and Alice.