Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A female given name from the Germanic languages popular in England since the Middle Ages. · The person or system that sends a message to another person or system conventionally known as Bob. · The city of Alice Springs, Australia. · A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Etymology tree Old High German Adalheidbor. Old French Alysbor. Middle English Alice English Alice From Middle English Alice, from Old French Alys, Alice, from Old High German Adalheid, proposed to derive from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz (“character”). Doublet of Adelaide.
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