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According to "A Dictionary of First Names" by Hanks and Hodges, Alyssa is a variant of the English girl's name Alissa, which in turn is a variant of Alicia. Alicia is a girl's name in both Spanish and English and is a modern Latinate form of the name Alice.

Alice is a girl's name in English and French and is a variant of Adelaide, representing an Old French spelling of the contracted Germanic name Adaheidis. When the use of the name Alice was revived in the 19th century, however, it was regarded as a distinct name in its own right.

The name Adalaide, coming from Adaheidis, contains two elements: "adal" meaning "noble," and "heid" meaning "kind" (as in a "type of thing" not as in "being nice")

Therefore, if a meaning for Alyssa or Alice is absolutely required, it might be considered to mean "noble-ness" or "nobility."

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