Alicia

Meaning & origin

Alicia is a girl's name of English origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Noble, of noble kind, from Old Germanic adal via the Latinised Alicia. A courtly medieval form of Alice" and belongs to the Nobility cluster — names with regal heritage and dignified bearing.

Beyond its Christian heritage, Alicia is also used in Atheist traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among British, American, European families, Alicia carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Alicia

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Alicia resonates in either tradition.

How Alicia sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Alicia breaks down into 5 phonemes: /AH-L-IY-SH-AE/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Alicia — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Alicia

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Alicia maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.