Alicia is a feminine given name. It is a variant of

Alice Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...

, which comes from the Germanic name Adalheidis (

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

), meaning "noble natured" (noble of kind). Notable people with the name include: *

Alicia Albe Alicia (Albe) Bryan (born May 21, 1977) competed in rhythmic gymnastics in the 1990s. Bryan was born in Somerville, New Jersey. Her first performance was in the 1989 Olympic festival, in which she placed 15th. She later competed in many nation ...

(born 1977), American rhythmic gymnast *

Alicia Alonso Alicia Alonso (born Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez del Hoyo; 21 December 1920 – 17 October 2019) was a Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer whose company became the Ballet Nacional de Cuba in 1955. She is best ...

(1920–2019) Cuban dancer * Alicia Amatriain (born 1980), Spanish ballet dancer *

Alicia Appleman-Jurman Alicia Appleman-Jurman (May 9, 1930 – April 4, 2017), also known as Alicia Ada Appleman, was a Polish–American memoirist, born in Rosulna, Poland (present-day Rosilna, Ukraine), who has written and spoken about her experiences of the Holoca ...

(1930–2017), Polish memoirist of the Holocaust *

Alicia Arango Alicia Victoria Arango Olmos (born 1 October 1958) is a Colombian politician and businesswoman, who served as the Minister of Interior and the Minister of Labor of Colombia. She was previously the private secretary of President Álvaro Uribe's ...

(born 1958), Colombian politician and businesswoman * Alicia Ashley (born 1967), Jamaican boxer *

Alicia Austin Alicia Austin (born 1942) is an American fantasy and science fiction artist and illustrator. She works in print-making, Prismacolor, pastels and watercolors. Early life and education Austin was born in Providence, Kentucky. As her father was c ...

(born 1942), American fantasy and science fiction artist and illustrator *

Alicia Austria-Martinez Maria Alicia Austria-Martinez (born Maria Alicia Austria; December 19, 1940) is a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2002 to 2009. She was appointed to the Court by President Gloria Macap ...

(born 1940), Filipina judge *

Alicia Bárcena Ibarra Alicia Isabel Adriana Bárcena Ibarra is a Mexican biologist who served as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) until 31 March 2022. Education Bárcena Ibarra holds a bachel ...

(born 1952), Mexican United-Nations official *

Alicia Barney Alicia Barney (born November 28, 1952) is a Colombian artist based in Cali who focuses her paintings and installation art on ecological questions and problems such as water pollution, deforestation and quality of life. She specializes in on-hand ...

(born 1952), Colombian artist *

Alicia Barrancos Alicia Barrancos (born May 2, 1972) is a retired female freestyle swimmer from Argentina who represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. ...

(born 1972), Argentine freestyle swimmer *

Alicia Boscatto Alicia María Boscatto (born June 16, 1960) is a retired breaststroke swimmer from Argentina, who won the silver medal in the women's 200m Breaststroke event at the 1987 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at two consecutive ...

(born 1960), Argentine breaststroke swimmer * Alicia Bridges (born 1953), American pop singer *

Alicia Bruzzo Alicia Liliana Estela Bruzzo (29 September 1945 – 13 February 2007), known as ⁣⁣Alicia Bruzzo⁣⁣, was an Argentine actress, born in Buenos Aires to a family of artists. Starting in 1972, she worked in 17 films. She was renowned for her ...

(1945–2007), Argentine actress * Alicia Cárdeñas (born 1943), Mexican volleyball player *

Alicia Castro Alicia Amalia Castro (born 27 July 1949) is an Argentine diplomat who served as Argentina's ambassador to the United Kingdom between 2012 and 2016. Career Castro entered politics through the trade union movement, having previously worked as a ...

(born 1949), Argentine diplomat *

Alicia Beatriz Casullo Alicia Beatriz Casullo (September 15, 1940 – April 15, 2019) was an Argentine psychoanalyst. She served as president of International Psychoanalytical Studies Organization (IPSO), and was a founding member and head of the Sociedad Argentina de ...

(1940–2019), Argentine psychoanalyst * Alicia Chacón (born 1938), American politician * Alicia Coppola (born 1968), American actress *

Alicia Coutts Alicia Jayne Coutts, (born 14 September 1987) is an Australian competitive medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2010 Commonwealth Games (New Delhi). Sh ...

(born 1987), Australian medley, butterfly and freestyle swimmer *

Alicia Cuarón Sister Alicia Valladolid Cuarón (born March 1, 1939) is an American educator, human rights activist, women's rights activist, leadership development specialist, and Franciscan nun. Since the 1970s, she has crafted numerous initiatives benefiting ...

(born 1939), Mexican-American educator and human rights activist * Alicia Delibes (born 1950), Spanish politician and teacher *

Alicia Drake Alicia Drake (born 1968), is a British fashion journalist and author. She is best known for her 2007 non-fiction work ''The Beautiful Fall : Fashion, Genius and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris'' which focused on the rise of designers Karl Lagerfel ...

(born 1968), British fashion journalist *

Alicia Ferguson Alicia Ann "Eesh" Ferguson (born 31 October 1981) is an Australian soccer player who represented the Australia women's national soccer team at the 1999 and 2007 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup. Ferguson debuted for Australia at the age o ...

(born 1981), Australian football (soccer) player * Alicia Foster, better known as Jodie Foster, American actress * Alicia Fox (born 1986), American model and professional wrestler * Alicia Fulford-Wierzbicki, New Zealand actress * Alicia García-Salcedo González (1903–2003), Asturian lawyer *

Alicia Garza Alicia Garza (born January 4, 1981) is an American civil rights activist and writer known for co-founding the international Black Lives Matter movement. She has organized around the issues of health, student services and rights, rights for dome ...

(born 1981), American civil rights activist *

Alicia Gaspar de Alba Alicia Gaspar de Alba is an American scholar, cultural critic, novelist, and poet whose works include historical novels and scholarly studies on Chicana/o art, culture and sexuality. Biography Gaspar de Alba was born on July 29, 1958 in El Paso ...

(born 1958), Mexican-American academic and poet * Alicia Gironella D'Angeli (born 1931), Mexican chef *

Alicia Goranson Alicia may refer to: People * Alicia (given name), list of people with this name * Alisha (singer) (born 1968), US pop singer * Melinda Padovano (born 1987), a professional wrestler, known by her ring name, Alicia Places * Alicia, Bohol, Phil ...

(born 1974), American actress *

Alicia Gorey Alicia Loxley (née Gorey) is an Australian journalist and news presenter. Loxley is currently weekend news presenter on ''Nine News Melbourne'' and '' Nine Afternoon News Melbourne''. Career Loxley was born in Melbourne and made her first me ...

(born 1981), Australian news presenter and reporter *

Alicia Graf Mack Alicia Graf Mack (''Given name#Name at birth, née'' Alicia J. Graf, born 1978/1979) is an American dancer and teacher. She danced with Dance Theatre of Harlem and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and taught at Washington University in St. Lou ...

(born 1979), American dancer *

Alicia Hall Alicia Hall (born December 2, 1985) is an American model (person), model who won NBC's 2005 reality TV show ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search''. Early life Hall was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, and by the age of seven, becoming a swi ...

(born 1985), American model * Alicia K. Harris, Canadian director and screenwriter *

Alicia Herrera Rivera Alicia Herrera Rivera (May 12, 1928 - April 6, 2013) was a Chilean feminist lawyer and minister of the Court of Appeals of Santiago. Biography Alicia Herrera Rivera was born in Valparaíso, May 12, 1928. She believed that her origin in the seapor ...

(1928-2013), Chilean feminist lawyer *

Alicia Hollowell Alicia Kay Hollowell-Dunn (born February 29, 1984) is an American, former collegiate four-time All-American, retired professional softball pitcher and assistant coach. She played college softball at Arizona Wildcats softball from 2003 to 2006, c ...

(born 1984), American softball player * Alicia Iturrioz (1927–2021), Spanish portraitist and painter * Alicia Kearns (born 1987), British politician *

Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Col ...

(born 1981), American R&B singer and pianist * Alicia Killaly (1836–1908), Canadian watercolour painter *

Alicia Kirchner Alicia Margarita Kirchner (born 18 July 1946) is an Argentine politician. She is the elder sister of the late former President Néstor Kirchner and served in his government as Minister of Social Development, a role which she held under President ...

(born 1946), Argentine politician * Alicia Koplowitz, Marquise of Bellavista (born 1952), Spanish businesswoman *

Alicia Kozameh Alicia Kozameh (born March 20, 1953) is an Argentine novelist, short story writer and poet, and Professor in the Creative Writing Program, Department of English, at Chapman University in Southern California. Kozameh has published seven novels, ...

(born 1953), Argentine author * Alicia de Larrocha (1923–2009), Spanish pianist *

Alicia Liu Alicia Liu () was born in Taoyuan County (now Taoyuan City), Taiwan on 12 June 1986. She is a Taiwanese model and television personality, sometimes known by the nickname Xiao Ai. Liu was assigned male at birth, but underwent sex reassignment sur ...

(born c. 1980), Taiwanese model *

Alicia Luciano Alicia Luciano (born 1983) held the title of Miss New Jersey 2002 and competed in the Miss America 2003 Pageant held on September 21, 2002, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Miss New Jersey She won the Miss New Jersey title as Miss Tri-County. It wa ...

(born 1983), title-holder of Miss New Jersey 2002 * Alicia Machado (born 1976), former Miss Universe 1996 from Venezuela *

Alicia Markova Dame Alicia Markova DBE (1 December 1910 – 2 December 2004) was a British ballerina and a choreographer, director and teacher of classical ballet. Most noted for her career with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and touring international ...

(1910–2004), British dancer *

Alicia Mastandrea Alicia Ester Mastandrea is an Argentine Radical Civic Union (UCR) politician, formerly representing Chaco Province in the Argentine Senate, now a provincial deputy in that Province. Mastandrea attended the National University of La Plata, where ...

, Argentine politician *

Alicia Mayer Catherine Gutierrez (born on May 2, 1976), known professionally as Alicia Mayer, is a former model and actress from the Philippines. Biography She was one of the hosts of the longest noon-time variety show, ''Eat Bulaga!''. She was the Cov ...

(born 1976), Filipina model and actress * Alicia Minshew (born 1974), American actress *

Alicia Molik Alicia Molik (born 27 January 1981) is an Australian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 6. Molik won a bronze medal in singles for Australi ...

(born 1981), Australian tennis Player * Alicia Gómez Montano (1955–2020), Spanish journalist * Alecia Moore, better known as

Pink Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...

, American pop singer *

Alicia Moreda Alicia Moreda Tuya (November 1, 1912 – June 13, 1983), was a soap opera actress, comedian, and a pioneer in Puerto Rico's television industry. Early years Moreda was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, one of three children born to Alberto Moreda ...

(1912–1985), Puerto-Rican soap-opera actress * Alicia Morton (born 1987), American actress * Alicia Ostriker (born 1937), American Jewish, feminist poet * Alicia Parla (1914–1998), Cuban rhumba dancer * Alicia Parlette (1982–2010), American journalist and cancer survivor *

Alicia Partnoy Alicia Mabel Partnoy (born 1955 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina) is a human rights activist, poet, college professor, and translator. After Argentinian President Juan Perón died, the students from the left of the Justicialist Party, Peronist politica ...

(born 1955), Argentine human-rights activist * Alicia Patterson (1906–1963), American newspaper editor *

Alicia O'Shea Petersen Alicia Teresa Jane O'Shea Petersen ( McShane; 2 July 1862 – 22 January 1923) was a Tasmanian suffragist and social reformer. Biography Alicia Teresa Jane McShane was born in Tasmania to Hugh and Jane ( Wood) McShane. She became interested ...

(1862–1923), Tasmanian suffragist and social reformer *

Alicia Reece Alicia Michelle Reece (born April 25, 1971) is a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician currently serving as a Hamilton County, Ohio, Hamilton County Commissioner. She formerly served as a member of the Ohio House of Representat ...

(born 1971), member of the Ohio House of Representatives *

Alicia Rhett Mary Alicia Rhett (February 1, 1915 – January 3, 2014) was an American actress and portrait painter who is best remembered for her role as India Wilkes in the 1939 epic film ''Gone with the Wind''. At the time of her death, Rhett was one of th ...

(1916–2014), American actress and portrait painter *

Alicia Rickter Alicia Rickter (born September 21, 1972) is an American model and actress. She appeared as “Laura” in the comedy ''Buying the Cow'' and on the TV series ''Baywatch'' and ''The Young and the Restless''. She posed nude for ''Playboy'' magazine ...

(born 1972), American model, actress and ''Playboy'' playmate *

Alicia Rio The ''AVN'' (''Adult Video News'') Hall of Fame has honored people for their work in the adult entertainment industry since 1995.Mexican-American Mexican Americans ( es, mexicano-estadounidenses, , or ) are Americans of full or partial Mexican heritage. In 2019, Mexican Americans comprised 11.3% of the US population and 61.5% of all Hispanic and Latino Americans. In 2019, 71% of Mexica ...

pornographic actress * Alicia Rodriguez (born 1935), Spanish actress * Alicia Sacramone (born 1987), American gymnast *

Alicia Sánchez Alicia Sánchez (born 22 June 1948) is a Peruvian volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the ...

(born 1948), Peruvian volleyball player * Alicia Sánchez-Camacho (born 1967), Spanish politician *

Alicia Shepard Alicia C. Shepard (born April 27, 1953, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American journalist, media writer and expert on the work and lives of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. In February 2014, she moved to Kabul, Afghanistan to work with Afghan j ...

(born 1953), American journalist *

Alicia Smith Alicia Ester Smith (born 13 March 1984) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in three Test matches, 37 One Day Internationals and 14 Twenty20 Internationals for South ...

(born 1984), South Africa cricketer *

Alicia Silverstone Alicia Silverstone ( ; born October 4, 1976) is an American actress. She made her film debut in the thriller ''The Crush (1993 film), The Crush'' (1993), earning the 1994 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, and gained further prom ...

(born 1976), American actress * Alicia Sorell (born 1975), also known as Alicia Lorén, American actress famous for appearing with her identical twin Annie Sorell *

Alicia Boole Stott Alicia Boole Stott (8 June 1860 – 17 December 1940) was an Irish mathematician. Despite never holding an academic position, she made a number of valuable contributions to the field, receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Groni ...

(1860–1940), Irish mathematician *

Alicia Thompson Alicia Rachelle Thompson (born July 30, 1976) is a former WNBA basketball player for the Seattle Storm. She was raised in Big Lake, Texas and attended high school at Reagan County High School where she excelled in basketball, shot put and di ...

(born 1976), American basketball player * Alicia Vélez (born 1999), Mexican voice actor * Alicia Vergel (1927–1993), Filipina actress * Alicia Vikander (born 1987), Swedish actress and dancer * Alicia Villarreal (born 1974), Mexican singer *

Alicia Vitarelli Alicia Vitarelli (born November 13, 1978) is a news anchor for WPVI-TV, 6 ABC Action News in Philadelphia. She joined the Action News team in October 2010. Alicia co anchored Action News at 4 until October 2019 with Brian Taff and Sharrie Williams. ...

(born 1978), American television-news correspondent *

Alicia Warrington Alicia Warrington (born August 30, 1980) is an American drummer. She has played drums for Kate Nash, Kelly Osbourne, Lillix, Hannah Montana, Uh Huh Her, Gore Gore Girls, Dawn Robinson, The All-Girl Boys Choir, The Dollyrots, The Bruises, Trac ...

(born 1980), American drummer *

Alicia Webb Alicia Nicole Webb (born May 4, 1979) is an American retired professional wrestling manager (professional wrestling), valet and occasional professional wrestler. She is best known for her appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 19 ...

(born 1979), American wrestler * Alicia Witt (born 1975), American actress

Fictional characters

* Alicia, the protagonist in Thomas Hardy's short story " Alicia's Diary" * Alicia, the protagonist in the videogame ''

Bullet Witch is a third-person shooter developed by Cavia for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. It was released in Japan in 2006, and in Western regions in 2007; AQ Interactive published the game in Japan, while Atari Europe was the publisher for other r ...

'' * Alicia, the protagonist in the videogame '' Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria'' * Alicia, choir member in the 2003 film ''

School of Rock ''School of Rock'' (titled onscreen as ''The School of Rock'') is a 2003 comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, produced by Scott Rudin, and written by Mike White. The film stars Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, and Sarah Silverman. Bl ...

'' * Alicia, daughter of Inés in the 2006 film ''

Goya's Ghosts ''Goya's Ghosts'' is a 2006 biographical drama film, directed by Miloš Forman (his final directorial feature before his death in 2018), and written by him and Jean-Claude Carrière. The film stars Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman and Stellan Skar ...

'' * Alicia Abshire, sister of the title character in ''

The Time Traveler's Wife ''The Time Traveler's Wife'' is the debut novel by American author Audrey Niffenegger, published in 2003. It is a love story about Henry, a man with a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel unpredictably, and about Clare, his wife, an ...

'' * Alicia Alarcon, a protagonist in the TV series '' Gran Hotel'' * Alecia Alcott in the TV series '' All About Us'' * Alicia Baker in the television series ''Smallville'' (season 3) *

Alicia Botti The following list of people and animals from ''Thomas & Friends'' describes the more notable people and animals that have appeared in the television series ''Thomas & Friends'' (along with ''The Railway Series'' books). The series features many ...

in the children's television series ''Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'' *

Alicia Clark Alicia Clark is a fictional character in the AMC television series '' Fear the Walking Dead'', created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson. Portrayed by Alycia Debnam-Carey, Alicia is the daughter of Madison Clark, the former main protagonist. Sh ...

in the television series '' Fear the Walking Dead'' * Alicia Fennel in the television series ''Veronica Mars'' * Alicia Florence in the manga ''

Aria In music, an aria (Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompanime ...

'' *

Alicia Florrick Alicia Florrick ( née Cavanaugh) is the lead character of CBS television series ''The Good Wife'' and is portrayed by Julianna Margulies, who has received widespread acclaim for her performance, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstandin ...

, the protagonist in the television series '' The Good Wife'' *

Alicia Masters Alicia Reiss Masters is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is usually depicted as a supporting character to the superheroes the Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kir ...

in Marvel Comics * Alicia McGuire, an American woman searching for her lost son in ''The Power of Five'' series * Alicia Melchiott, the main female protagonist in the video game ''

Valkyria Chronicles ''Valkyria Chronicles'' is a series of military-themed tactical role-playing video games created by Ryutaro Nonaka and Shuntaro Tanaka, and developed by Sega. The series began with ''Valkyria Chronicles'', which was released for the PlayStation ...

'' *

Alicia Rivera Lisi Harrison's young adult novel series, The Clique revolves around the lives of five girls: Massie Block, Alicia Rivera, Dylan Marvil, Claire Lyons, and Kristen Gregory. Together they collectively make up The Pretty Committee, an Alpha clique ...

, the beta of Massie in ''The Clique'' * Alicia the Snow Queen Fairy, a character from the book series ''

Rainbow Magic ''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and now owned by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Books. The books are ghostwritten by a number of ...

'' (originally named Alyssa the Snow Queen Fairy) * Alicia Testarossa in ''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' * Alicia Winston, playable character in video game ''

Time Crisis 3 ''Time Crisis 3'' is a rail shooter, released for the arcade in 2002 (JP) and 2003 (NA), the third instalment of the ''Time Crisis'' series. Like its predecessor, ''Time Crisis II'', it allows for two players to cooperate in a link play environment ...

'' * Alicia Charlotte, a character in the anime '' Aikatsu Friends!''

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