Alicia

American  

[uh-lish-uh, uh-lish-ee-uh, uh-lee-shuh, -shee-uh] / əˈlɪʃ ə, əˈlɪʃ i ə, əˈli ʃə, -ʃi ə /

noun

1. a first name, form of Alice.

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Example Sentences

In a surprise, Democrat Alicia Halvensleben won the mayor’s race in Waukesha, a suburb west of Milwaukee and the former bulwark of Mr. Walker’s Wisconsin majorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“State prosecutors across the country are going to be watching what happens in Minnesota really closely,” said Alicia Bannon, director of the judiciary program at the nonprofit Brennan Center for Justice.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, Alicia says she is considering leaving the profession, as are many of her colleagues, citing high costs of rent in the capital, low salaries and "burnout" since Covid.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

After her parents’ divorce, Huerta’s grandfather helped raise her and her two brothers while her mother, Alicia Fernandez, waited tables during the day and pulled nighttime shifts at a cannery.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

But today, instead of sitting across from or behind them like she usually did, Alicia motioned for Zeke to scoot over and squeezed in next to him.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness