Alicia (given name)
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Pronunciation |
English: /əˈliːsiə/ or /əˈliːʃə/,
Spanish: [aˈliθja] or [aˈlisja] |
Gender |
female |
Language(s) |
Latinate form of Alice, from Old High German Adelheidis |
Origin |
Meaning |
nobility |
Other names |
Variant form(s) |
Alisha, Alesha, Eilise, Alesea |
See also |
Alice, Alyssa, Alix, Alison, Allison, Adelaide, Adélaïde, Adelaida, Adèle, Adela, Adelia, Adelina |
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.
People with this given name
- Alicia Albe (born 1977), US rhythmic gymnast
- Alicia Alighatti, American pornographic actress
- Alicia Alonso (born 1920), Cuban dancer
- Alicia Appleman-Jurman (born 1930), Polish memoirist of the Holocaust
- Alicia Ashley (born 1967), Jamaican boxer
- Alicia Austin (born 1942), US fantasy and science fiction artist and illustrator
- Alicia Austria-Martinez (born 1940), Filipino judge
- Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Mexican United-Nations official
- Alicia Barrancos (born 1972), Argentine freestyle swimmer
- Alicia Boscatto (born 1960), Argentine breaststroke swimmer
- Alicia Bridges (born 1953), US pop singer
- Alicia Bruzzo (1945–2007), Argentine actress
- Alicia Coppola (born 1968), US actress
- Alicia Coutts (born 1987), Australian medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer
- Alicia Drake (born 1968), British fashion journalist
- Alicia Ferguson (born 1981), Australian football (soccer) player
- Alicia Foster, better known as Jodie Foster, US actress
- Alicia Fox (born 1986), American model and professional wrestler
- Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki, New Zealand actress
- Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Mexican-US academic and poet
- Alicia Gironella D'Angeli, Mexican chef
- Alicia Goranson, US actress
- Alicia Gorey (born 1981), Australian news presenter and reporter
- Alicia Grau Pérez-Agustín (born 1955), Spanish painter
- Alicia Hall (born 1985), US model
- Alicia Hollowell (born 1984), US softball player
- Alicia Keys (born 1981), R&B/soul singer
- Alicia Kirchner, Argentine politician
- Alicia Koplowitz, Marquise of Bellavista (born 1952), Spanish businesswoman
- Alicia Kozameh (born 1953), Argentine author
- Alicia de Larrocha (1923–2009), Spanish pianist
- Alicia Liu (born c. 1980), Taiwanese model
- Alicia Luciano (born 1983), title-holder of Miss New Jersey 2002
- Alicia Machado (born 1976), former Miss Universe 1996 from Venezuela
- Alicia Markova (1910–2004), British dancer
- Alicia Mastandrea, Argentine politician
- Alicia Mayer (born 1976), Filipino model and actress
- Alicia Minshew (born 1974), US actress
- Alicia Molik (born 1981), Australian tennis Player
- Alecia Moore, better known as Pink, US pop singer
- Alicia Moreda (1912–1985), Puerto-Rican soap-opera actress
- Alicia Morton (born 1987), US actress
- Alicia Ostriker (born 1937), US Jewish, feminist poet
- Alicia Parlette (1982–2010), US journalist and cancer survivor
- Alicia Partnoy (born 1955), Argentine human-rights activist
- Alicia Patterson (1906–1963), US newspaper editor
- Alicia O'Shea Petersen (1862–1923), Tasmanian suffragist and social reformer
- Alicia Reece (born 1971), member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Alicia Rhett (born 1916), US actress and portrait painter
- Alicia Rhodes (born 1978), British pornographic actress
- Alicia Rickter (born 1972), US model, actress and Playboy playmate
- Alicia Rio (born 1970), Mexican pornographic actress
- Alicia Sacramone (born 1987), US gymnast
- Alicia St. Rose (born 1964), US pastel artist
- Alicia Sánchez-Camacho (born 1967), Spanish politician
- Alicia Shepard (born 1953), US journalist
- Alicia Smith (born 1984), South Africa cricketer
- Alicia Silverstone (born 1976), US actress
- Alicia Sorell, also known as Alicia Lorén, US actress famous for appearing with her identical twin Annie Sorell
- Alicia Boole Stott (1860–1940), Irish mathematician
- Alicia Thompson, US basketball player
- Alicia Vergel (1927–1993), Filipina actress
- Alicia Villarreal (born 1974), Mexican singer
- Alicia Vitarelli, US television-news correspondent
- Alicia Warrington (born 1980), US drummer
- Alicia Webb (born 1979), US wrestler
- Alicia Witt (born 1975), US actress
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