ˈælɪstˌaʊn wʌz nˈeɪmd fɔːɹ ˈælɪs mˈɔːd fɪtshˈɜːbɚt, ðə dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌv mˈeɪɚ wˈɪljəm fɪtshˈɜːbɚt hˌuː mˈæɹid pɹəfˈɛsɚ dʒˈɔːɹdʒ wˈɪljəm vˈɑːn zˈɛdlɪts ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv.
Alicetown was named for Alice Maud Fitzherbert, the daughter of mayor William Fitzherbert who married Professor George William von Zedlitz in 1905.