Alley
AL-ee
Popularity
#8944
Letters
5
Syllables
2
Origin
Germanic
Total Births
1,112
Peak Year
#66 in 2006
First Recorded
1914
Style
Cute & Playful
Spelling
Easy to spell
What It Means
Short form of Alexandra/Alison/Alice. Alexandra is Greek, meaning 'defending men'. Alison is Germanic/French, meaning 'noble kind'. Alice is Germanic, meaning 'noble'.
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Meaning
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