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 [ 3 syll. a-li-son, al-is-on ] The girl name Alison is pronounced AELahSahN KEY. Alison has its origins in the Germanic language. It is used largely in the English, French, and Scottish languages. The name means 'of a noble kind'. Two-element name derived from adal + heit meaning 'noble, honorable' + 'kind, sort, type' respectively. The name was originally a Norman French pet form of Alice formed by appending the diminutive suffix '-on', but it is now often considered as an independent name. It was popular in medieval England in the forms Alyson or Alysoun, but its popularity outside of Scotland declined sharply after the 15th century, and the name consequently gained a strong Scottish flavor. The name saw a revival among English speakers in the 20th century, and its Scottish associations gradually diminished. In literature, the name is borne by a character in The Miller's Tale (1387), the second of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Forms of Alison include Alisanne (English), Alisoun (English), Alisson (English), Alli (Finnish, English, and Spanish), Allsun (Irish), Alysanne (English), Alysoun (English), Alysson (English), Lissi (English), and Lissy (English). Alison is an English, French, and Scottish form of Alice (Czech, English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese). Alison is also an English, French, and Scottish pet form of Alis (English and Welsh). Other forms of Alison include the short forms Al (English) and Ali (English), the pet forms Alie (Dutch and English), Allie (English), and Ally (English), and the variant spellings Allison (English, French, and Scottish), Allyson (English), and Alyson (English). Alison is popular as a baby girl name. The name's popularity rose from the 1940s up to the 1970s. At the peak of its usage in 1979, 0.170% of baby girls were given the name Alison. It had a ranking of #102 then. The baby name has fallen in popularity since then. In 2008, it ranked at #273 with a usage of 0.060%. Out of the family of girl names directly linked to Alison, Allison (English, French, and Scottish) was the most popular. It was 5 times more popular than Alison in 2008. Baby names that sound like Alison include Alisan (English, French, and Scottish), Allison (English, French, and Scottish), Allyson (English), Alexene (English), Alexine (English, French, and Greek), Algoma, Alisanne (English), Alisoun (English), Alisson (English), Alysanne (English), Alyson (English), Alysoun (English), Alysson (English), Alexena (English and Spanish), Alexina (English, Scottish, and Spanish), Allsun (Irish), and Elschen (German). Details of famous persons named Alison: KEY: Pronunciation for Alison: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
