Alice
- A female given name from the Germanic languages popular in England since the Middle Ages.
- The person or system that sends a message to another person or system conventionally known as Bob.
- (Australia, often, slang, with-definite-article) The city of Alice Springs, Australia.
- A city in North Dakota.
- A city, the county seat of Jim Wells County, Texas.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæl.ɪs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English Alice, from Old French Alys, Alice, from Old High German Adalheid, proposed to derive from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz (“character”). Doublet of Adelaide.
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