The first name Alice

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About the first name Alice

Meaning

The name Alice traditionally means “of noble kind” or “noble nature”.

Historical origin

The name Alice comes from Old French Aalis, derived from Germanic Adalheidis.

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The form of Alice recalls the lasting influence of Germanic and medieval names on French naming traditions.

Pronunciation:al-isal.is

Frequency of the first name Alice by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Alice by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name AliceLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Alice in baptisms by year.2001501005001785182918731917196120051785–1789 6 baptisms1815–1819 4 baptisms1825–1829 4 baptisms1830–1834 8 baptisms1835–1839 16 baptisms1840–1844 22 baptisms1845–1849 20 baptisms1850–1854 14 baptisms1855–1859 40 baptisms1860–1864 66 baptisms1865–1869 40 baptisms1870–1874 48 baptisms1875–1879 94 baptisms1880–1884 86 baptisms1885–1889 74 baptisms1890–1894 148 baptisms1895–1899 122 baptisms1900–1904 130 baptisms1905–1909 90 baptisms1910–1914 76 baptisms1915–1919 70 baptisms1920–1924 46 baptisms1925–1929 38 baptisms1930–1934 16 baptisms1935–1939 10 baptisms1940–1944 18 baptisms1945–1949 20 baptisms1950–1954 4 baptisms1955–1959 4 baptisms1960–1964 4 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms1970–1974 2 baptisms1990–1994 4 baptisms1995–1999 4 baptisms2000–2004 8 baptisms2005–2009 4 baptisms

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