Boy name
Alis name meaning
“Noble, of noble lineage”
Alis means “noble” or “of noble lineage” and is used as a boy’s name in Türkiye. It belongs to the European name family of Alice, reaching Germanic Adalheid through Old French Aalis. Its connection with Alice also offers a literary association with Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland.
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Origin
- European languages
- Syllables
- 2
- Popularity
- #2,103
What does Alis mean?
Noble, of noble lineage
In Turkish: Soylu, asil soydan
Alis is a European name form associated with nobility. The spellings Alice and Alis occur across languages within the same historical name family. In Turkish, renderings of Lewis Carroll's Alice as Alis also give the name a literary association; Aliş belongs to a separate naming formation.
Origin of the name Alis
Alis belongs to the European Alice and Alis name family, traced through Old French Aalis to Germanic Adalheid. The latter combines adal, “noble,” with heid, “kind, quality.”
| Linguistic origin | European languages |
|---|---|
| Is Alis in the Quran? | No |
| Starts with | A · Al |
How to pronounce Alis
| Syllables | 2 · 4 letters · 4-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /alis/ |
Is Alis a boy’s name?
Yes, Alis is used mostly as a boy’s name. See all boy names.
Alis does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Spellings covered by this page: Aliş, Alış
Names that sound like Alis
Names with related meanings
Famous people named Alis
- Alis Manukyan · b. 1934
FAQ about the name Alis
What is the meaning of Alis?
Alis means “Noble, of noble lineage”. Alis belongs to the European Alice and Alis name family, traced through Old French Aalis to Germanic Adalheid. The latter combines adal, “noble,” with heid, “kind, quality.”
Is Alis a boy’s name?
Yes, Alis is used mostly as a boy’s name.
Is Alis in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Alis nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Alis?
Alis is of European languages origin.
How many syllables does Alis have?
Alis has 2 syllables and 4 letters.
How popular is the name Alis?
Alis does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
What are other spellings of Alis?
Other spellings: Aliş, Alış.
Famous people named Alis?
Notable people named Alis include Alis Manukyan.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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