Alicia (given name)
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Alicia is a female given name
traditionally pronounced [əˈliʃə], a form of Alice
, which is from the Old French
Adelis, from Old High German
Adalheidis or Adelaide. While A-lee-sha remains the standard, alternate pronunciations follow: A-lee-see-a, A-lish-a, or A-liss-ee-a.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
traditionally pronounced [əˈliʃə], a form of Alice
Alice (given name)
Alice is a feminine given name used primarily in English, French, and Italian. It is a shortened form of the Old French Adelais, which is derivation from the Germanic name Adalheidis, from the Germanic word elements adal, meaning noble and heid, meaning type...
, which is from the Old French
Old French
Old French was the Romance dialect continuum spoken in territories that span roughly the northern half of modern France and parts of modern Belgium and Switzerland from the 9th century to the 14th century...
Adelis, from Old High German
Old High German
The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...
Adalheidis or Adelaide. While A-lee-sha remains the standard, alternate pronunciations follow: A-lee-see-a, A-lish-a, or A-liss-ee-a.
People with this given name
- Alicia AlbeAlicia AlbeAlicia Albe competed in rhythmic gymnastics in the 1990s.Albe was born in Somerville, New Jersey. Her first performance was in the 1989 Olympic festival, in which she placed 15th. She later competed in many National and International Championships, winning only one , but placing in the top 5 many...
(born 1977), US rhythmic gymnast - Alicia AlighattiAlicia AlighattiAlicia Alighatti is the stage name of an American pornographic actress. She fashioned her stage name after Dante Alighieri.After high school, she studied international relations and French at a junior college.-Awards:...
, American pornographic actress - Alicia AlonsoAlicia AlonsoAlicia Alonso Martínez is the Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer. Her company became the Ballet de Cuba in 1955....
(born 1920), Cuban dancer - Alicia Appleman-JurmanAlicia Appleman-JurmanAlicia Appleman-Jurman is a Polish-American memoirist and has spoken out about her experiences of the Holocaust in her autobiography, Alicia: My Story....
(born 1930), Polish memoirist of the Holocaust - Alicia AshleyAlicia AshleyAlicia Ashley is a women's boxing participant who is the current WBC female world super bantamweight champion. Ashley is a Jamaican-American. Born in Jamaica, she moved to the United States at a young age....
(born 1967), Jamaican boxer - Alicia AustinAlicia AustinAlicia Austin is a US fantasy and science fiction artist and illustrator. She works in print-making, Prismacolor, pastels and watercolors. B...
(born 1942), US fantasy and science fiction artist and illustrator - Alicia Austria-MartinezAlicia Austria-MartinezMa. Alicia Austria-Martinez is a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2002 to 2009...
(born 1940), Filipino judge - Alicia Bárcena IbarraAlicia Bárcena IbarraAlicia Isabel Adriana Bárcena Ibarra is a Mexican biologist who currently serves as the United Nations Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean .-Education:...
, Mexican United-Nations official - Alicia BarrancosAlicia BarrancosAlicia Barrancos is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Argentina who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She claimed the bronze medal in the Women's 800m Freestyle event at the 1995 Pan American Games.-References:*...
(born 1972), Argentine freestyle swimmer - Alicia BoscattoAlicia BoscattoAlicia María Boscatto is a retired female breaststroke swimmer from Argentina, who won the silver medal in the Women's 200m Breaststroke event at the 1987 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984 in Los Angeles,...
(born 1960), Argentine breaststroke swimmer - Alicia BridgesAlicia BridgesAlicia Bridges is an American singer who co-wrote and performed her international hit "I Love the Nightlife " in 1978.-Early years:...
(born 1953), US pop singer - Alicia BruzzoAlicia BruzzoAlicia Liliana Estela Bruzzo was an Argentine actress, born in Buenos Aires to a family of artists. Starting in 1972, she worked in 17 films...
(1945–2007), Argentine actress - Alicia CoppolaAlicia CoppolaAlicia Coppola is an American television actress.-Career:Coppola started her TV career as a hostess on the MTV game show Remote Control. In 1991, she was hired to play vixen Lorna Devon on the soap opera Another World; she played the role until 1994...
(born 1968), US actress - Alicia CouttsAlicia CouttsAlicia Jayne Coutts is an Australian medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2010 Commonwealth Games .-Career:...
(born 1987), Australian medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer - Alicia DrakeAlicia DrakeAlicia Drake , is a British fashion journalist and author.-Background:Alicia Drake was educated at Cambridge University.She has lived and worked in Paris for the last 10 years.-Publishing:...
(born 1968), British fashion journalist - Alicia FergusonAlicia FergusonAlicia Ferguson is an Australian football player currently playing for Brisbane Roar in the W-League....
(born 1981), Australian football (soccer) player - Alicia Foster, better known as Jodie FosterJodie FosterAlicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress, film director, producer as well as a former child actress....
, US actress - Alicia Fox (born 1986), American model and professional wrestler
- Alicia Fulford-WierzbickiAlicia Fulford-WierzbickiAlicia Fulford-Wierzbicki is a New Zealand actress. Her debut performance was in the critically acclaimed film Rain.The Seattle PI newspaper has described the film as "an exquisitely mixed and applied palette of color and hue to help her story. Rain is gorgeously evocative visually and draws us in...
, New Zealand actress - Alicia Gaspar de AlbaAlicia Gaspar de AlbaAlicia Gaspar de Alba is a scholar, cultural critic, novelist, and poet whose works include historical novels and scholarly studies on Chicana/o art, culture and sexuality.-Biography:...
, Mexican-US academic and poet - Alicia Gironella D'AngeliAlicia Gironella D'AngeliAlicia Gironella D'Angeli is a well-known Mexican chef. She has published many cook books. She is married to Jorge D'Angeli.-External links:...
, Mexican chef - Alicia GoransonAlicia GoransonAlicia Linda Goranson , better known as Lecy Goranson, is an American actress. At age 14, she was cast in the role of Becky Conner in the television sitcom Roseanne, which debuted to great success in 1988....
, US actress - Alicia GoreyAlicia GoreyAlicia Gorey is an Australian journalist and news presenter. She is currently weekend news presenter on Nine News Melbourne.-Career:...
(born 1981), Australian news presenter and reporter - Alicia Grau Pérez-AgustínAlicia Grau Pérez-AgustínSpanish artist Alicia Grau Pérez-Agustín is an impressionist living painter who specializes in child and young women portraits. Born in Barcelona in 1955, she divides her working time between her hometown and Florence, Italy....
(born 1955), Spanish painter - Alicia HallAlicia HallAlicia Hall is an American model and winner of NBC's 2005 reality TV show Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search.- Biography :...
(born 1985), US model - Alicia HollowellAlicia HollowellAlicia Kay Hollowell is a former four-time NCAA Division I All-American, right-handed softball pitcher from Suisun, California. She attended Fairfield High School from 1998-2002...
(born 1984), US softball player - Alicia KeysAlicia KeysAlicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
(born 1981), R&B/soul singer - Alicia KirchnerAlicia KirchnerAlicia Margarita Kirchner de Mercado is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician. She is the sister of former President Néstor Kirchner and served in his government as Minister of Social Development, a role which she continues to hold under new President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, her...
, Argentine politician - Alicia Koplowitz, Marquise of BellavistaAlicia Koplowitz, marquise of BellavistaDoña Alicia Koplowitz y Romero de Juseu, 7th Marquise of Bellavista, is a Spanish business magnate. She is former chairwoman of the construction group Dragados , ranking Spain's richest woman in Forbes World's Richest People list .Alicia was born in Madrid in 1952, second daughter of Ernesto...
(born 1952), Spanish businesswoman - Alicia KozamehAlicia KozamehAlicia Kozameh is an Argentine author.-Life:Alicia Kozameh studied philosophy and literature at the University of Rosario from 1973 to 1975, and at the University of Buenos Aires from 1985 to 1987...
(born 1953), Argentine author - Alicia de LarrochaAlicia de LarrochaAlicia de Larrocha y de la Calle was a Spanish pianist from Catalonia. One of the great piano legends of the 20th century, Reuters called her "the greatest Spanish pianist in history", Time "one of the world's most outstanding pianists" and The Guardian "the leading Spanish pianist of her...
(1923–2009), Spanish pianist - Alicia LiuAlicia LiuAlicia Liu Xun-ai was born in Taoyuan, Taiwan on Jane 12, 1986. She is a Taiwanese model and television personality, sometimes known by the nickname Xiao Ai....
(born c. 1980), Taiwanese model - Alicia LucianoAlicia LucianoAlicia Luciano held the title of Miss New Jersey 2002 and competed in the Miss America 2003 Pageant held on September 21, 2002 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.-Miss New Jersey:...
(born 1983), title-holder of Miss New Jersey 2002 - Alicia MachadoAlicia MachadoYoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo is an actress, singer and former Miss Universe. She was the fourth woman from Venezuela to capture the Miss Universe crown.-Career:...
(born 1976), former Miss Universe 1996 from Venezuela - Alicia MarkovaAlicia MarkovaDame Alicia Markova, DBE, DMus, was an English ballerina and a choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet. Most noted for her career with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and touring internationally, she was widely considered to be one of the greatest classical ballet dancers of the...
(1910–2004), British dancer - Alicia MastandreaAlicia MastandreaAlicia Ester Mastandrea is an Argentine Radical Civic Union politician, formerly representing Chaco Province in the Argentine Senate, now a provincial deputy in that Province....
, Argentine politician - Alicia MayerAlicia MayerAlicia Mayer is a model and actress from the Philippines. She was one of the hosts of the longest noon-time variety show, Eat Bulaga!. She was the Cover Girl of FHM 2003...
(born 1976), Filipino model and actress - Alicia MinshewAlicia MinshewAlicia Herschenfeld best known as Alicia Minshew is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Kendall Hart on the daytime drama All My Children.-Early life and career:...
(born 1974), US actress - Alicia MolikAlicia MolikAlicia Molik is a Australian professional female tennis player. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Molik also reached a career high doubles ranking of number 6, and won two grand slam doubles titles, at the...
(born 1981), Australian tennis Player - Alecia Moore, better known as PinkPink (singer)Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
, US pop singer - Alicia MoredaAlicia MoredaAlicia Moreda Tuya , was a soap opera actress, a natural comedian, and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television.-Early years:...
(1912–1985), Puerto-Rican soap-opera actress - Alicia MortonAlicia MortonAlicia Morton is an American actress and singer.-Biography:Morton started singing when she was 18 months old. When she was 6, she played Molly in Annie at her school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was 7 when she landed the part of young Cosette in Broadway's Les Misérables in 1996. Costar Ricky...
(born 1987), US actress - Alicia OstrikerAlicia OstrikerAlicia Suskin Ostriker is an American poet and scholar who writes Jewish feminist poetry.Alicia is married to the noted astronomer Jeremiah Ostriker who taught at Princeton University...
(born 1937), US Jewish, feminist poet - Alicia ParletteAlicia ParletteAlicia Rose Parlette was a journalist and copy editor who was diagnosed with alveolar soft part sarcoma in 2005 while employed by the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper....
(1982–2010), US journalist and cancer survivor - Alicia PartnoyAlicia PartnoyAlicia Mabel Partnoy is a human rights activist, poet, and translator.After Argentinian President Juan Perón died, the students from the left of the Peronist political party organized with fervor within the country's universities and with workers, were persecuted and imprisoned...
(born 1955), Argentine human-rights activist - Alicia PattersonAlicia PattersonAlicia Patterson was the founder and editor of Newsday.-Life:A daughter of Alice and Joseph Medill Patterson, the founder of the New York Daily News and the great-granddaughter of Joseph Medill, owner of the Chicago Tribune, Alicia Patterson found her calling late in life when her third husband,...
(1906–1963), US newspaper editor - Alicia O'Shea PetersenAlicia O'Shea PetersenAlicia O'Shea Petersen was a Tasmanian suffragist and social reformer.Alicia O'Shea Petersen was born in Tasmania. She became interested in women's and labor rights as a result of her own work in sweatshops...
(1862–1923), Tasmanian suffragist and social reformer - Alicia ReeceAlicia ReeceAlicia Reece is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 33rd district.Reece is a graduate of Withrow High School International Studies Academy and Grambling State University. Before becoming a state legislator she was on the city council of Cincinnati and was the city's...
(born 1971), member of the Ohio House of Representatives - Alicia RhettAlicia RhettAlicia Rhett is an American portrait painter and actress who is best remembered for her role as India Wilkes in the 1939 film Gone with the Wind. She is the oldest surviving cast member of the movie...
(born 1916), US actress and portrait painter - Alicia RhodesAlicia RhodesAlicia Rhodes is an award-winning British pornographic actress.-Biography:Rhodes was a prolific performer, appearing in over 240 films between 2002 and 2010. She worked in Britain and the United States...
(born 1978), British pornographic actress - Alicia RickterAlicia RickterAlicia Rickter is an American model and actress. She appeared as “Laura” in the comedy Buying the Cow and in TV series Baywatch Hawaii and The Young and the Restless. She has posed nude for Playboy magazine as Miss October 1995, the 500th Playboy Playmate...
(born 1972), US model, actress and Playboy playmate - Alicia RioAlicia RioAlicia Rio is a porn star.She is a regular contributor to Beverly Hills Outlook, a biweekly review of the arts and culture in Southern California, where she reviews adult films.-Awards:...
(born 1970), Mexican pornographic actress - Alicia SacramoneAlicia SacramoneAlicia Marie Sacramone is an American artistic gymnast.Sacramone began gymnastics at the age of eight, began competing in the elite ranks in 2002 and joined the U.S. national team in 2003. At US National Championships from 2004 to 2008, she won twelve medals, including four golds on vault and two...
(born 1987), US gymnast - Alicia St. RoseAlicia St. RoseAlicia St. Rose is an American pastel painter best known for utilizing photorealistic techniques to achieve heightened light, shadow and texture in a variety of subjects. She enhances photographic qualities in each of her paintings, achieving a hyperreal appearance.St...
(born 1964), US pastel artist - Alicia Sánchez-CamachoAlicia Sánchez-CamachoAlicia Sánchez-Camacho Pérez is a Spanish lawyer and politician. She has served as the President of the People's Party in Catalonia since 6 July 2008....
(born 1967), Spanish politician - Alicia ShepardAlicia ShepardAlicia C. Shepard is an American journalist, author, media writer and expert on the work and lives of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Shepard joined National Public Radio in October, 2007, for a three-year appointment as the Ombudsman for the nonprofit public media organization that ended May...
(born 1953), US journalist - Alicia SmithAlicia SmithAlicia Ester Smith , is a South Africa cricketer. She has made three Test and 37 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa since 2003.-External links:...
(born 1984), South Africa cricketer - Alicia SilverstoneAlicia SilverstoneAlicia Silverstone is an American actress, author, and former fashion model. She first came to widespread attention in music videos for Aerosmith, and is perhaps best known for her roles in Hollywood films such as Clueless and her portrayal of Batgirl in Batman & Robin .-Early life:Silverstone...
(born 1976), US actress - Alicia SorellAlicia and Annie SorellAlicia and Annie Sorell are identical twin actresses who write and star in Movie Twins; a series of shorts about currently showing films. The shorts are produced by Sí TV, which also posts them on YouTube. Over 60 episodes had been produced by the end of 2008...
, also known as Alicia Lorén, US actress famous for appearing with her identical twin Annie Sorell - Alicia Boole StottAlicia Boole StottAlicia Boole Stott was the third daughter of George Boole and Mary Everest Boole, born in Cork, Ireland. Before marrying Walter Stott, an actuary, in 1890, she was known as Alicia Boole...
(1860–1940), Irish mathematician - Alicia ThompsonAlicia ThompsonAlicia Rachelle Thompson is a former WNBA basketball player for the Seattle Storm.She was raised in Big Lake, Texas and attended high school at Reagan County High School where she excelled in basketball, shot put and discus throw. In college, she played at Texas Tech, scoring a total of 2,156...
, US basketball player - Alicia VergelAlicia VergelAlicia Vergel was a Filipina actress noted for her roles as fighting women and amazons and, like Norma Blancaflor, for her heart-shaped face...
(1927–1993), Filipina actress - Alicia VillarrealAlicia VillarrealAlicia Villarreal is a Mexican Latin Grammy award-winning singer.-Biography:...
(born 1974), Mexican singer - Alicia VitarelliAlicia VitarelliAlicia Vitarelli is a new anchor for Action News in Philadelphia. She joined the Action News team in October 2010. On occasion, Alicia teams up with NJ 101.5 radio host Dennis Malloy to cook up Italian specialties for a weekend cooking show called "A Roma Aroma."She previously worked for News 12...
, US television-news correspondent - Alicia WarringtonAlicia WarringtonAlicia Warrington is an American freelance drummer. She has previously played drums for Kelly Osbourne , Lillix , Hannah Montana , Uh Huh Her and Gore Gore Girls...
(born 1980), US drummer - Alicia WebbAlicia WebbAlicia Nicole Webb is an American professional wrestling valet. She is perhaps best known for her appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1998 until 1999 as Ryan Shamrock-World Wrestling Federation:...
(born 1979), US wrestler - Alicia WittAlicia WittAlicia Roanne Witt is an American film, stage, television actress and singer.-Early life:Witt was born in Worcester, Massachusetts. Her mother, Diane , is a junior high school reading teacher, and her father, Robert Witt, is a science teacher and photographer. She has a brother, Ian...
(born 1975), US actress
Characters
- Alicia, the protagonist in Thomas Hardy's short story "Alicia's DiaryAlicia's DiaryAlicia's Diary is a short story written by Victorian novelist Thomas Hardy in 1887. It is the diary of a girl named Alicia that is a tragic romance.-Plot:...
" - Alicia, the protagonist in the videogame Bullet WitchBullet Witchis a shooter video game for the Xbox 360 developed by Cavia It was released in Japan on July 27, 2006 by AQ Interactive, followed by a release in North America on February 27, 2007. Atari Europe handled translations and other localization efforts. The game was not released with a multiplayer...
- Alicia, the protagonist in the videogame Valkyrie Profile 2: SilmeriaValkyrie Profile 2: SilmeriaValkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria is the second installment in the Valkyrie Profile series. It was developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix. It was released for the PlayStation 2 on June 22, 2006 in Japan, September 26, 2006 in North America, and September 7, 2007 in Europe and other PAL...
- Alicia Baker in the television series Smallville (season 3)Smallville (Season 3)Season three of Smallville, an American television series, began airing on October 1, 2003. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman. The third season comprises 22...
- Alicia Botti in the children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
- Alicia Fennel in the television series Veronica Mars
- Alicia MastersAlicia MastersAlicia Reiss Masters is a supporting character to the Marvel Comics superheroes the Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, she first appeared in The Fantastic Four #8 ....
in Marvel Comics - Alicia Spinnet in Harry Potter stories
- Alicia Testarossa in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
- Alicia Florence in Aria (manga)ARIA (manga)is a utopian science fantasy manga by Kozue Amano. The series was originally titled when it was published by Enix in the magazine Monthly Stencil, being retitled when it moved to Mag Garden's magazine Comic Blade. Aqua was serialized in Stencil from 2001 to 2002 and collected in two tankōbon volumes...
- Alicia Rivera, the beta of Massie in The Clique
- Alicia Melchiott, the protagonist in the videogame Valkyria ChroniclesValkyria Chroniclesis a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3. The game was released in 2008.The game is set in Europa, loosely based on Europe in 1935...
- Alicia McGuire, an American woman searching for her lost son in the Power of Five series
- Alicia, daughter of Inés in "Goya's GhostsGoya's GhostsGoya's Ghosts is a 2006 Spanish/American film directed by Miloš Forman, and produced by Xuxa Producciones and by Saul Zaentz, and written by Miloš Forman and Jean-Claude Carrière. The film stars Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem, and Stellan Skarsgård, and was filmed on location in Spain during late...
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See also
- AlishaAlishaAlisha is a female given name. There are several meanings in different languages for it. Some are 'Protected by God', 'Trustworthy', and 'Noble.'-People with this name:* Alisha , a U.S...
, variant form of the name - Ana AliciaAna AliciaAna Alicia is an American actress. She is best known for her role as scheming heiress Melissa Agretti on the long-running primetime soap opera Falcon Crest.-Early life:...
(born 1956), Mexican actress with this surname - Alicia (disambiguation), other meanings