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Alice

AL-ihs
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A female given name of Germanic origin, popular in England since the Middle Ages.
"Alice followed the white rabbit down the hole."

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In plain EnglishA traditional English first name, famous from Alice in Wonderland.

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_____ followed the white rabbit down the hole.

Etymology

From Old French Alis/Alice, from Old High German Adalheid ("noble" + "kind/type") — a doublet of the name Adelaide.

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