Comments for ALICE:

In Greece, "Aliki" is the equivalent of "Alice".

-- stouris  1/9/2005

Also an ancient Greek name, Latin form of Alike(f), Alikos(m) or Alyke(f), Alykos(m). Alykos was a hero from Megara.

-- Damis  3/3/2005

The name of the main character of a book dealing with drug abuse, "Go Ask Alice".

-- Destry  4/14/2005

The main character in the book "Go Ask Alice" is NOT called Alice! It is the diary of an annonymous teenage girl, whose name is never given, and the reason it's called "Go Ask Alice" is because there is a drug related song, "White Rabbit", that contains that line. It is also partly because of the fact that the "Alice" books by Lewis Carroll remind the heroine in one part of a drug trip - she even wonders if Carroll himself used drugs.

Incidentally, there IS a character in the book CALLED Alice, though she is a relatively minor character - a fellow addict the heroine meets on the streets.

It's a great book - and Alice is a great name! :)

-- Sophannagh  11/5/2008

Alice is such a sweet and pretty name, I quite like it.

-- Lauracer  5/29/2005

Alice is a great, great name, and it has the word ice in it!

-- Anonymous User  6/9/2005

Alice in Chains ... Alice in Wonderland ... both very good.

-- i_love_bam  6/16/2005

Alice also comes from Greek origins meaning truth.

-- Kuroi Neko  6/19/2005

This is another great, classy name. It's simply pretty, and also my Aunt's name. I like the french pronunciation, A-LEES, better.

-- Anonymous User  6/23/2005

I love it, I'm naming my daughter that name. It's not very popular, but very beautiful. Perfect.

-- jessnothingless  7/21/2005

Alice is a short, sweet and feminine name, I love it.

-- Anonymous User  7/26/2005

Alice is a wonderful name. It reminds me of the characters 'Alice' from "Alice in Wonderland" (a wonderful fairytale) and "Go ask Alice" (a true and sad story).

-- Krystal4ever  8/12/2005

When I hear the name Alice I picture a sweet, blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl. I guess that's because of Alice In Wonderland. Nevertheless, I think this is a very simple and sweet name.

-- Erica30588  11/22/2005

I love the name Alice, it's so underrated and people seem to think of 'Alice in Wonderland' when they hear it, but it's just such a great name.

-- whackedtollie  11/24/2005

In Slovak, the spelling is 'Alica'. [noted -ed]

-- johanka  12/7/2005

Used in the film "Alice doesn't live here anymore", the Woody Allen film simply called "Alice", the song "Living next door to Alice" by Smokie, the album "Alice" by Tom Waits and the song "Alice" by The Sisters of Mercy.

-- Anonymous User  12/18/2005

Alice Babs is a famous Swedish singer of swing music.

-- Anonymous User  12/18/2005

Alice was the name of the character played by Natalie Portman in the movie "Closer."

-- ars musica  1/18/2006

Alice comes from the Greek word "alikè", meanining "daughter of the sea".

-- Anonymous User  2/9/2006

I think Alice is a very pretty name. I wonder why it has become so unpopular. It is not only beautiful, but also does not risk being mispronounced all the time, unlike Alicia.

-- HebrideanBlack  3/25/2006

I agree that Alice is seldom used nowdays. It's not as common as it was about 50 years ago, so today someone named Alice would be different.

-- Anonymous User  3/28/2006

There's this song that I know and it goes :"Who the F*** is Alice?" I love that song.

-- GuessModel  4/7/2006

Alice is the name of the main character in a series of books by Phyllis Reynold Naylor, starting with "The Agony of Alice." It's also the name of the main character of a book called "Alice, I Think".

-- Iremray  4/12/2006

Don't forget Alice Cooper.

-- Anonymous User  4/18/2006

I wouldn't name my daughter this, because it's rather boring, but I enjoy it. The only Alices I know are a sweet old lady at my church and a Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy that lives across my street. It's very simple, classy, and poetic, and possesses a certain dark, almost gothic element. I think Emily, Violet, and Jane are similar -- beautiful, old-fashioned names with a tragic, Shakespearean undertone that are at first glance very ordinary and dull.

-- SeaHorse15  4/18/2006

My name is Alice and it is ok, I suppose. The only problem is my name doesn't have any good nicknames. If you know one please tell me! Or leave a comment about this name and the nickname. Please I'm desperate!

-- Anonymous User  5/19/2006

I have a friend called Alice in France and I myself and a few other friends of mine give her the nickname, 'Ally', or sometimes like a code name, we call her 'Ice.' I hope that helps!

I definitely think Alice is a beautiful name!

-- celestialeyes  6/17/2006

The band Alice In Chains, and Milla Jovovich's character from the Resident Evil movies and video games, is a famous bearer.

-- sineadleigh  5/20/2006

The name of Tina Fey's daughter.

-- websurfer  5/27/2006

The Italian variant of "Alice" is the name "Alice", which is pronounced [aliche], where the stress is on the "i".

-- iva_toneva  5/29/2006

One of my best friends is called Alice. I think it's a real cute, girly name and quite an English sort of a name. It sounds good for a little girl or a woman. It's unfortunate the word "lice" is in it, though!

-- emeraldstar  6/28/2006

American McGee's Alice. Now, that's a good game. Also there is a book called "Looking Glass Wars" in which the girl spells her name "Alyss".

-- Anonymous User  7/26/2006

This name is so classic and sweet. It can work on a girly girl or a more "darker" girl.

-- Anonymous User  7/30/2006

Alice Cullen is a major character in Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.

-- Lomesir22  7/31/2006

Alice Cullen. Vampire in the vampire saga by Stephenie Meyer. Alice is Edward's sister, Bella's friend and future sister-in-law, and Jasper's beloved. She can predict the future, and is the first to predict that Edward will fall in love with a human and that Bella will become a vampire.

-- manapeppysan.com  11/24/2008

Alice Cooper has managed to make the name Alice scary.

-- pink_floyd_fan  8/1/2006

I always think of Alice in Wonderland when I hear the name. At a former job everyone would call me Alice because they said I looked so much like the character and then a new girl was hired with my name so I got a new name tag and went by Alice while at work. It was fun and I like the name. It's very pretty and simple.

-- childdoll  9/12/2006

There is a famous Irish witch called Alice Kytler.

-- seanh  9/26/2006

Main character Dr. Alice Tanner is from The Labyrinth by Kate Mosse.

-- Keira_111  10/9/2006

I think it is quite overused, I don't like it that much.

-- Anonymous User  10/17/2006

Alice Sebold is the author of "The Lovely Bones" and "Lucky."

-- Anonymous User  11/1/2006

Really nice-sounding name, and it's better that it is more associated with Wonderland than with drugs.

-- nothingshortoftragic  12/12/2006

Simple and sweet. This name will make an appearance when I have children, I'm sure.

-- Katesy  12/29/2006

I absolutely adore this name! My name is Alex but when I introduce myself most people hear Alice so I get called that and I clearly don't mind so no need to fix that mistake. :P

-- alexinwonderland  12/30/2006

Frankly, I'm not so fond of this name; it sounds so dull to me, although the French pronunciation is pretty in a way. Still, there's some sort of ring to "Alice" that I don't like. Maybe it's the spelling, maybe it's because of Lewis Carrol's "Alice in Wonderland" (I don't like Lewis Carroll), I don't know why.

-- gaelruadh19  1/5/2007

Alice Longbottom is a character from Harry Potter-series. She is wife of Frank Longbottom and mother of Neville. She was tortured by Bellatrix Lestrange and some other death eaters and now she lays in St. Mungo.

-- Yippal  1/7/2007

Allis is an alternative spelling, which enjoyed some popularity in Sweden.

-- Anonymous User  1/15/2007

There are other variations of this name, like Alaïs (one of the main characters of Kate Mosse's "Labyrinth") and Alaíde (similar to Alaïs, but used in Brazil).

-- Milena  1/23/2007

Love this name. It is classic and has a good sound to it. If I have a daughter she will be named Alice.

-- Anonymous User  1/23/2007

At first I didn't like this name, but it's grown on me. I would never use it because of how popular it is, though.

-- dreadfulxsorry  1/31/2007

A simple, classic, and pretty name.

-- Anonymous User  2/24/2007

I love this name! It's timeless!

-- elysa  3/14/2007

Alice B. Toklas was the life partner of writer Gertrude Stein.

-- Anonymous User  4/8/2007

I think this name is pretty. It is not overused which is nice. At the same time, though, I don't think I'll name my daughter this.

-- CharlieRob  5/5/2007

I one met a girl who spelled her name "Allis". I absolutely loathed that spelling, somehow I felt it ruined this name that looks so elegant and somewhat exotic spelled out. "Alice" is great, but "Allis"? No way!

-- Tango  5/14/2007

Superb American author Alice Hoffman wrote At Risk, Seventh Heaven, The Probable Future, Illumination Night, Practical Magic, Second Nature, and others.

This seems to be a great name if you want to give your daughter a "literary" future: Alice Munro, Alice Elliott Dark, Alice Walker, Alice McDermott.

-- GasolineAllie  5/22/2007

Pronounced as "Ah-lee-tse".

-- Karcoolka  5/24/2007

This is my name. I suppose it's one of those names that looks nice to other people, but when you actually have the name, it's difficult to appreciate.

I get called things like 'Allison' and 'Al' all the time. And it seems that nobody can resist making that tiresome 'Alice in Wonderland' crack. It doesn't help that I fit the 'blue eyed blond' stereotype, either.

In youth, I hated my name. It's taken me years to come to terms and finally accept it, although I wouldn't go so far as to say I am happy with it.

-- Topaz Kitsune  6/6/2007

A very pretty name. I admit I prefer Alison, but since it's so much more common, and my preference is not very strong, I'd much sooner use Alice.

-- Anonymous User  6/8/2007

This is my middle name, and I don't like it at all. I'm planning to change it, once I find good names to replace both it and my first name with.

-- Nagiri  6/21/2007

Alice is a wonderful name that will age so well with the young woman who bears it.

-- MissMackenzie  7/28/2007

This is my cousin's name, and she doesn't like it at all. She goes by Ally most of the time, but I like Alice better.

-- Katya_4_Ever  8/3/2007

Too plain for me, I much prefer Adelaide! But it isn't very popular, which is nice.

-- spaz123  8/11/2007

I love the name Alice! It's good for girls and boys, but I personally like it on guys WAY better!

-- applemilk  8/29/2007

Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980) was the only child of US President Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife Alice Hathaway Lee. She was called "Princess Alice" and "The other Washington Monument" by the public.

-- Kate  9/11/2007

There are a few comments about Alice not being very popular - but warning, its popularity is on the rise, at least in the UK. In the Telegraph's top girls names in London 2006, it was positioned at no. 1 I believe. National tables more like 40. Could be a sign of what is to come both UK and US wide.

-- Anonymous User  9/14/2007

I was named after my great-grandmother Alice. My name is Allison though, my mom wanted to modernize the name. But I think the name Alice sounds nice. Too bad people tend to think of Alice and Wonderland when they hear the name. I think the name Alice will once again regain popularity. I know someone that named her little girl this name. It's very cute!

-- Coffeebean  10/5/2007

This is not really a famous bearer of the name unless you are a Florida Gators Fan, but the two alligators names are Alice and Albert.

-- Anonymous User  10/20/2007

There's a book series which is sort of a reimagining of Alice in Wonderland called the Looking Glass Wars in which it's spelt Alyss. I don't really like the name Alice for some reason but I love it if it's spelt Alyss.

-- scott  11/5/2007

Alice is such a sweet, lovely name. Too bad it's a bit overused these days.

-- Anonymous User  11/19/2007

I love the name Alice and wish that it would stay unpopular! It is so classic and elegant and old fashioned (which I love, modern names are such a bore!). My favorite character (other than Edward and Bella) in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Series is Alice which makes me love it even more.

-- livieluvbug  12/5/2007

In Italy this name is used and it is pronounced ah-lee'-cheyh. [noted -ed]

-- meowelers  12/5/2007

A famous bearer is singer Alice Konečná from the band "Le Monde".

-- Karcoolka  1/23/2008

I know a variant of Alice that you don't have on your site:
Alyss
You do have Alys, but Alyss is also a variant.

-- Setari  2/4/2008

I have two name books at home and one of them says that Alice is Old German and it means noble and the other one says that Alice is Greek and means truth.

-- Anonymous User  3/2/2008

Totally vomitable, and only suitable for pet cockroaches or gold-diggers on soap operas! BLEUGH! YUCK! VOMIT!

-- chrissiali  3/2/2008

I love this name. It's so extremely pretty and feminine. Much better than Alicia. (But, as a huge fan of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, I might be biased.)

-- black_lace  3/3/2008

It's funny, people keep saying it reminds them of Alice in Alice In Wonderland, but to me I think of a small, thin girl, extremely pale and black short hair, and maybe in her late teens. Pixie or fairy like I guess. I've always thought of it that way. No, I didn't get that from the Book Twilight either. I've always imagined it like this. I like my view better than a blonde haired, blue eyed little girl. :)

-- wolvenkind  3/5/2008

Dr. Alice Wilder is a famous bearer. She is an educational phsychologist and is included in the new book: In Their Shoes, written by Deborah Reber.

-- Patricia Underwood  3/7/2008

This name was borne by the character Alice Hyatt. First introduced in the 1974 film "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore", where she was portrayed by Ellen Burstyn, who won both an Academy and BAFTA Award for the role. In 1976 the character became the central focus of an American sitcom, called simply "Alice". There, the character was portrayed by Linda Lavin. During the 9 years the series aired, the actress received 2 Golden Globe Awards and received an Emmy Award nomination.

-- AndrewJKD  3/19/2008

Alice makes me think of
(1)a really old lady baking cookies
(2)Alice in Wonderland
(3)A girl who is mentally unstable
(4)Alice Cullen.

-- Akito  3/19/2008

A notable bearer is American novelist and feminist Alice Walker, who wrote `The Color Purple`.

-- Kezza  4/18/2008

Cool simple name.

-- cheeseface  5/12/2008

Famous bearers:
Actress Alice Bendová-Veselá
Fashion Designer Alice Abraham
Actress Alice Braga
Singer/songwriter Alice Bauer
Actress Alice Chrtková
Actress Alice Greczyn
Actress Alice Henley
Songwriter Alice Hálová
Model Alice Hlaváčková
Singer Alice Konečná
Director Alice Kučerová
Alice Garrigue-Masaryková
Director Alice Nellis
Painter Alice Nikitin
Photographer Alice Prokop
Singer/songwriter Alice Russell
Model Alice Rádrová
Singer Alice Springs
Actress Alice Taglioni
Author/Feminist Alice Walker

-- MaggieSimpson  5/25/2008

One of the world's first set of sextuplets are born in Chicago, Illinois. (There were reported but unverified earlier births of sextuplets being born in U.S. on December 30, 1831, in Italy in 1844 and in Maine in 1847) The Bushnell family delivers six babies, three boys, Alberto, Laberto and Norberto, and three girls, Alice Elizabeth, Alincia, and Lucy. Laberto and Lucy die at birth but we believe the other four babies survived the birth. Alinica reportedly survives to age 85, dying on March 27, 1952 in Warsaw, New York. We've also seen a Guinness Book reference that claimed all six sextuplets survived at least two months.

-- Patricia Underwood  5/28/2008

It's such a nice little name, but that makes you wonder if it'll haunt your kid. They'll forever be tagged by that sweet-like-gumdrops feel.

-- wishenough  7/19/2008

My name is Alice. I always loved me name, it was different for girls my age at the time (born in 1958), of course, I have had to hear "Go Ask Alice", "Alice Blue Gown", ... In Wonderland ... In DAIRYland (born in WI!) ... doesn't live here anymore, and ON and ON! :)
For my 50th birthday this summer a local DJ, known for a "Connect The Classics" contest used my name as the answer playing "Alice" songs. That was cool. Alice In Chains, White Rabbit and Cooper.
Nicknames! My long-standing one for over 30 years has been "Malice". In High school it was "AL". (?) In grade school, from the dork boys it was All-ASS. Not too nice. Oh well. It's not too common, and old ladies have that name. Oh wait! I AM one now! :)
Overall, I am very happy with it. I am a dog walker by trade and my initials are AKC. Perfect.

-- Malice  7/29/2008

I love this name. It's very nice. However, I always seem to use it humorously.

-- bananarama  8/1/2008

My middle name is Alice. A couple of friends make fun of me because it's so old-fashioned sounding coupled with my first name (Margaret), but I kind of like it. It's after my great-grandma Al (short for Alice obviously), and it does work nicely with Margaret even though everyone calls me Maggie. Margaret Alice sounds much better than Maggie Alice.

-- MaggAims2Live  8/11/2008

I love this name, but I see it as being on either a very sweet or very gothic girl. I don't see my future daughter as being enough of either, but somewhere in between. I think I will persuade my friend to use this name one day though. She'd like the classic and gothic thing.

-- Anonymous User  8/15/2008

Since they didn't know how to pronounce English names in Norway "back in the old days", people tended to treat them as if they were Norwegian. Thus my grandmother's aunt was named Alice, pronounced like [al-EE-së]. Sounds like a completely different name, but not bad at all!

-- Anonymous User  10/1/2008

Alice Glass from electronic group Crystal Castles.

-- Anonymous User  11/1/2008

Alice stands for
Attractive
Lovely
Irresistable
Colorful
Extraordinary

Beautiful name!

-- Dragon_Clarinet  11/10/2008

One of my favorite names of all time. If I had a daughter I'd give her this name. If only the general association wasn't always Alice In Wonderland. There are many other things to name an Alice after. (On the contrary, however, Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorite books.)

-- ICEyun  12/4/2008

Alice in Wonderland is a famous bearer of the name.

-- Miss_Gorgeous  12/12/2008

In Italy Alice has become fashionable lately. It ranks 10th of the most popular names in Italy in 2004 and 11th in 2006.

-- presentperfect  12/20/2008

I've always really liked this name. It makes me think of:
1. A little girl with blond hair
2. Alice Cullen, Edward's "sister" in the Twilight books
3. Alice Wilder, Almanzo's sister in the Little House books
4. Alice Deere, Angela and Denton Deere's daughter in The Westing game.

-- thecookiemonster  2/5/2009

With Alyssa so popular, I'm surprised Alice hasn't been used more lately. I think I do prefer Alyssa, since you can get the nickname Lyssie, but Alice has a nice soft sound, that reminds me of a Victorian-era British girl.

-- bunnyfunny  2/9/2009

I love Alice! It's such a cute name! And it suits all ages. It makes me think of Alice Cullen from Twilight, which is good because she's like my fave character. Overall I give it an eight out of ten. If I have a girl there's definitely a possibility I'll call her Alice.

-- aoni  2/28/2009

I think Alice is a lovely name. I think it's really underrated, and looks good on a woman aged 90 and a girl aged 2, in other words, it fits any age. Great name. :)

-- walesgal92  5/9/2009

I'm scared for the future of this name. It's been my favorite name since I was a little girl. I even named my BOY cat Alice when I was 3 :) I just really don't want it to become wildly popular because of Twilight. I love the books, but I won't want to name my daughter this someday if every other girl is named that.

-- UnicornMacMac  5/25/2009

I LOVE THIS NAME! It is very beautiful and very old-fashioned. However - thanks to the Twilight books - this name may become very popular very soon. But whatever happens to this name, its beauty will always remain! (:

-- Anonymous User  5/25/2009

My name is Alice, and I've always been quite neutral towards it. I think it's a classical name, and it can be pretty or dark thanks to certain famous bearers. However, I've actually started to hate being called Alice since the Twilight books (I don't like Twilight at all), and so many of my friends keep telling me how 'lucky' I am to share Alice Cullen's name. I don't think so. I much preferred the 'White Rabbit' and Alice Cooper references I used to get pre-Twilight. Overall though, I guess it's on ok name.

-- Alice Obscene  6/18/2009

Alice is one of the few names that I think are completely perfect, in every way. Gorgeous, timeless, works on any type of person, and plenty of nicknames.

-- pennycarroll  7/14/2009

I love this name. It's very simple but classy. It sounds so sweet and innocent. Very old timey too. I don't think I've ever even met an Alice.

-- aprilpointblank  7/19/2009

I love this name! so sweet, delicate and yet strong. There's a character in the Rangers Apprentice series who spells it Alyss (lovely spelling) and my middle name is also the Latin variant: Alicia.

-- Anonymous User  7/23/2009

Writing a book? Steer clear of Alice and its variants for any character, especially if they happen to be the 'strange' character.

-- safetypins  8/9/2009

Alice Paul was an American suffragist and women's rights activist during the early 20th century.

-- scholasticastewart  8/27/2009

Like the name Jane, this name seems to have a dark side. Not a bad thing, IMHO.

-- 910  9/21/2009

I'm sorry, but I dislike this name. Mostly because it's mine. I've had to deal with the many associations with this name. Some of my teachers call me Alice in Wonderland. I appreciate that it's a nice name with a good meaning, but I would personally prefer a name without such an immediate impression.

-- Anonymous User  9/27/2009

Also a Czech name, though not so widely used. The pronunciation is "ah-lee-tse". "Alice In Wonderland" is not an issue where I live, because the translator changed heroine's name to "Alenka". :) But even for English speaking bearer I like Alice much better than e.g. boring Alison. All the references never bothered me, since they are mostly good ones (Alice Cooper, Alice In Chains).

-- that one  11/11/2009

In early 20th century, Alice was pronounced a-LEE-se in Sweden. My grandmother, born in 1917, is Lilly Alice.

-- nilamalin  11/16/2009

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