Alix
/ˈælɪks/noun
A given name, especially a medieval French form and modern variant of Alice.
Did you know?Medieval French used Alix as a form of Alice, and the spelling was preserved in aristocratic names such as Alix of Brittany, a thirteenth-century duchess.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*aþalą + *haiduz
“Noble lineage or status + kind, character, or appearance”
8th Century
Old High German
Adalhaid
“Noble kind or noble character”
9th Century
Medieval Latin
Adalheidis
“A Latinized form of the Germanic personal name”
12th Century
Old French
Aliz / Alis
“A French form that developed into Alice”
13th Century
Medieval French
Alix
“A variant spelling and form of Alice, used especially in noble and courtly contexts”
Modern English
English
Alix
“A personal name used as a variant of Alice”