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Алиса
“noble”
Алиса (Alísa) is a feminine given name. It is used in Russian.
Russian and SerbianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Alisa.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Алиса goes back to French Alice, meaning “noble.”
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Where it comes from
Алиса comes from French, and ultimately from German.
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How it developed
From French Alice, from Old High German Adalheidis, from German.
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Алиса’s family of names
In Russian usage, Алиса has a diminutive in А́ля. In Russian usage, Алиса has a conventional equivalent in the French form Alice. In Russian usage, Алиса has a transliteration in Alisa.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- AliceFrench
- Aliciaequivalent
- Alixequivalent
- Alesiaequivalent
- Aleciaequivalent
- Alizequivalent
- AlicjaPolish
- Ailieequivalent
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See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Алиса
- Alisa FreindlichSoviet and Russian actressborn 1934
- Alisa GalliamovaRussian chess playerborn 1972
- Alisa KleybanovaRussian tennis playerborn 1989
- Alisa MarićSerbian chess playerborn 1970
- Alisa KozhikinaRussian singerborn 2003
- Alisa GanievaRussian authorborn 1985
- Alisa EfimovaRussian pair skaterborn 1999
- Alisa ZhambalovaRussian cross-country skierborn 1994
- Alisa KoonenRussian actress (1889–1974)
Characters named Алиса: Alisa Seleznyova (fictional character created by Kir Bulychev).
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