Arisu
/aɾisɯ/noun
A Japanese rendering of the given name Alice, also used as a personal name in Japan and Korea.
Did you know?Arisu became especially recognizable in Japan through Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel, whose title is commonly rendered as Fushigi no Kuni no Arisu, or Alice in Wonderland.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*aþalō-haiduz
“A reconstructed compound meaning “noble kind” or “noble manner.””
8th Century
Old High German
Adalheidis
“A Germanic feminine name meaning “noble nature” or “of noble appearance.””
12th Century
Old French
Aliz
“A shortened medieval form of the name introduced into French-speaking England.”
13th Century
Middle English
Alys
“The English medieval form that developed from Old French Aliz.”
19th Century
English
Alice
“The modern English form, popularized globally by literature and royal usage.”
Modern Japanese
Japanese
Arisu (アリス)
“The standard Japanese katakana rendering of the foreign name Alice.”