Alis
Germanic · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Alis
The name 'Alis' is a variant of 'Alice', meaning "noble" or "of noble kind," derived from the Old French name *Alis* (a short form of *Adelais*), which itself comes from the Germanic element *adal* (noble).
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Etymology
The name 'Alis' is a variant of 'Alice', meaning "noble" or "of noble kind," derived from the Old French name *Alis* (a short form of *Adelais*), which itself comes from the Germanic element *adal* (noble). It is used primarily in English and French-speaking cultures, often as a medieval diminutive of Alice, with notable historical context in the 12th-century French epic *The Song of Roland*, where Alis is a character.
Alis currently ranks #4,174 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2025.
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