Type Word & Element Usage Old High German [1] Meaning & History Old High German word meaning "other, else". Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesalljas(Frankish) aljis(Gothic) aljaz(Old Germanic) Given Name DescendantsElla(English) Alia, Alibrand(Germanic) Surname DescendantAliprandi(Italian) Sources & References Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 15.