Ailis
AY-lish
Letters
5
Syllables
2
Origin
Irish
Total Births
228
Peak Year
#22 in 2017
First Recorded
1990
Style
Vintage, Soft & Gentle
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Irish form of Alice, derived from the Germanic name Adalheidis, meaning 'noble kind'.
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