Alice

Alice is an Old French name derived from the Germanic name Adalheidis, composed of the elements adal, meaning noble, and heid, meaning kind or sort, giving the overall sense of noble natured. It became widely used in medieval England and France, carried by figures such as Alice of Champagne and popularized further by Lewis Carroll's fictional heroine in his 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The name remains common across much of Europe and the English-speaking world in its various forms. Related names include Adelaide, Adalheid, Alicia, Alison, Alicia, and Aliz.