Алиса

[əˈliːsə]

Background Story

Alisa is the Russian form of Alice, written Алиса. The sources checked record it as the name of a Russian hard rock band.

Alyssa, Alison, Alicia

Variant of Adeline, a feminine given name meaning 'noble', of German origin

From Hebrew ʿaḏin, "delicate"

Kazakh form of Aylin, a more precise transcription

Slovak form of Alice

Short form of Adelina and Albina, and of names ending in -alina

Russian, Ukrainian, Bosnian, Finnish and Georgian form of Alice

From a medieval form of the Old English names Ælfwine, Ælwine or Ealdwine

From Basque amai, "the end"; a variant of Amaia

From an old Indo-Iranian root meaning "Aryan, noble"