"Alys" meaning in All languages combined

See Alys on Wiktionary

Proper name [Cornish]

Etymology: From Old French Alys, Alice, from Old High German Adalheidis, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz (“character”). Etymology templates: {{bor|kw|fro|Alys}} Old French Alys, {{der|kw|goh|Adalheidis}} Old High German Adalheidis, {{der|kw|gem-pro|*aþalaz||noble}} Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) Head templates: {{head|kw|proper noun}} Alys
  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alice

Proper name [Old French]

Forms: Alys [nominative, singular], Alice [alternative], Alis [alternative]
Etymology: From Old High German Adalheidis, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz (“character”). Etymology templates: {{bor|fro|goh|Adalheidis}} Old High German Adalheidis, {{der|fro|gem-pro|*aþalaz||noble}} Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) Head templates: {{head|fro|proper noun|nominative singular|Alys|g=f|head=|sort=}} Alys f (nominative singular Alys), {{fro-proper noun|f}} Alys f (nominative singular Alys)
  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alice Tags: feminine

Proper name [Welsh]

IPA: /ˈalɨ̞s/ [North-Wales], /ˈalɪs/ [South-Wales] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Alys [error-unrecognized-form], Halys [prothesis-h], Alis [alternative]
Rhymes: -alɨ̞s Etymology: From Old French Alys, Alice, from Old High German Adalheidis, from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) + *haiduz (“character”). Etymology templates: {{bor|cy|fro|Alys}} Old French Alys, {{der|cy|goh|Adalheidis}} Old High German Adalheidis, {{der|cy|gem-pro|*aþalaz||noble}} Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”) Head templates: {{cy-proper noun|f}} Alys f Inflection templates: {{cy-mut}}
  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Alice Tags: feminine
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Download raw JSONL data for Alys meaning in All languages combined (4.5kB)

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