Meaning and Origin
What does the name Alias mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
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User Submitted Meanings
- A user from South Carolina, U.S. says the name Alias is of English origin and means "Baby doll".
Etymology: L., fr. alius. See Else
Etymology: L., otherwise, at another time
- A name that has been assumed temporarily
- As known or named at another time or place ("Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette")
From Latin alias (“at another time; (in the post-Augustan period) at another time or place, elsewhere, under other circumstances, otherwise”), feminine accusative plural of alius (“other”). See else and alien.
- Another name; an assumed name.
- (law) A second or further writ which is issued after a first writ has expired without effect.
- (computing) An abbreviation that replaces a string of commands and thereby reduces typing when performing routine actions or tasks.
- (signal processing) An spurious signal generated as a technological artifact.
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