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Alese
How to Pronounce Alese
Pronounced uh-LEES /ษหliหs/Medium
Meaning: Alese is a streamlined variant in the Alice and Elise family. Alice traces through Old French Aalis to the Germanic Adalheidis, 'noble kind' or 'nobility'; Elise is a short form of Elizabeth. The trimmed spelling gives a soft, modern-feeling two-beat name resting on that 'noble' sense.Low
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History & Origin
Alese is a pared-down member of the Alice and Elise family. Alice descends from the Germanic Adalheidis, 'noble kind', while Elise is a short Elizabeth; Alese blends their sound into a clean, contemporary-feeling form that leans on the 'noble' meaning.
It was never common, borne by only a couple dozen girls a year around a quiet high near 1987. It reads as a soft, understated variant of two familiar classics.
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What does the name Alese mean?
It's a short variant of Alice or Elise, from Germanic roots meaning 'noble'.
How do you pronounce Alese?
It's said uh-LEES /ษหliหs/, two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Alese a boy or girl name?
Alese is used as a girl's name.
Is Alese a popular name?
No, it has always been rare, a soft variant of Alice and Elise used lightly in the late twentieth century.