Alisa

Alisa is a variant of Alice, ultimately derived from the Old French name Aalis, itself a short form of Adelais, which traces back to the Germanic elements adal, meaning noble, and heid, meaning kind or type. The name spread widely across Europe through medieval French influence and has taken firm root in Russian, Ukrainian, Bosnian, Finnish, and Georgian naming traditions. It gained particular cultural prominence in Russian-speaking countries partly through the translation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, where the protagonist's name was rendered as Alisa. Related forms include Alice, Alicia, Alise, Alix, and Alis.