Alicia

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

A Latinization of Alice, which is in turn from Old French Adelais, Germanic Adalheidis (from the Germanic *adal, meaning noble, and *heid, meaning type).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈliːsi.ə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈliːʃə/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /əˈliːʃ(j)ə/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Proper noun

Alicia

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Alicia and English Alicia.

Proper noun

Alicia

  1. a female given name from English
  2. a municipality of Zamboanga Sibugay
  3. a municipality of Bohol
  4. a municipality of Isabela

French

Etymology

A Latinate form of Alice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.li.sja/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Alicia f

  1. a female given name

Spanish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Alicia f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alice

Descendants

  • Hanunoo: Alis

Swedish

Etymology

Latinate variant of Alice.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Alicia c (genitive Alicias)

  1. a female given name

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Alicia.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈlisja/ [ʔɐˈliː.ʃɐ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔaˈlisja/ [ʔɐˈlis.jɐ]
  • Rhymes: -isja
  • Syllabification: A‧lic‧ia

Proper noun

Alicia (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜌ)

  1. a female given name from Spanish
  2. a municipality of Bohol, Philippines
  3. a municipality of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines
  4. a municipality of Isabela, Philippines