ALICE

Pronunciation: Commonly pronounced as “AL-iss” or “A-lis”.
Popularity: Very popular
Historical Figures:

• Alice (Elsie) Marley – British landlady known for her bustling nature and the popular song, and nursery rhyme Elsie Marley’s Grown So Fine, composed about her life, inspired by her story.
• Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (1843–1878) – Grand Duchess of Hesse and second daughter of Queen Victoria.
• Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885–1969) – Mother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
• Alice Paul (1885–1977) – American suffragist and women’s rights activist.
• Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884–1980) – American writer and daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt.
• Alice B. Toklas (1877–1967) – American avant-garde figure and partner of Gertrude Stein.
• Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968) – French pioneering filmmaker.
• Alice Neel (1900–1984) – Influential American painter.

Famous People:

• Alice Walker (born 1944) – American novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner.
• Alice Munro (born 1931) – Canadian Nobel laureate in literature.
• Alice Cooper (born 1948) – American rock singer.
• Alice Eve (born 1982) – British actress.
• Alice Waters (born 1944) – American chef and food activist.

Fictional Characters:

• Alice – Protagonist of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
• Alice Cullen – Character in the Twilight series.
• Alice Hyatt – Main character in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore and TV show Alice.
• Alice Margatroid – Character in the Touhou Project video games.
• Alice Zuberg – Character in Sword Art Online: Alicization.
• Alice Abernathy – Protagonist of the Resident Evil film series.

Nicknames and Diminutives: Ali, Liss, Lissie
Variations and Alternates: Alicia, Alix, Alyce, Alise, Adelheid, Adelaide