Alison name - Meaning of Alison
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- English, French
- Pronounced
- AL-i-sən (English) , a-lee-SAW N (French)
- Alison Meaning
- Norman French diminutive of Aalis (see Alice). It was common in England and France in the Middle Ages, and was later revived in the 20th century. Alison is a variant of Alice. Alice originates in Old French language and means "noble, graceful". As a feminine given name, Alice has always been one of the most popular names in the English-speaking countries, as well as other European countries. It was popularized by Lewis Carroll in his 1865 novel Alice"s Adventures in Wonderland. Alice was also the name of Queen Victoria"s daughter, as well as the daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt. There have been many songs written about Alice, one of the most popular being Living Next Door to Alice, made famous by Smokie.
Alison Related Names
Variants: Allison, Allyson, Alyson (English)
Diminutives: Ali, Allie, Ally (English)
Other Languages: Kalisha, Talisha (African American), Adalheidis, Adelais (Ancient Germanic), Alícia (Catalan), Heidi (Danish), Adelheid, Aleid, Aleida, Alida (Dutch), Aliisa, Alisa, Alli, Heidi (Finnish), Elke (Frisian), Adelheid, Ada, Aleida, Alida, Heida, Heidi (German), Adelaida, Aliz, Ada, Alida (Hungarian), Ailís (Irish), Adelaide, Alice, Ada (Italian), Alise (Latvian), Aleit (Low German), Aalis (Medieval French), Heidi (Norwegian), Adelajda, Alicja, Ada (Polish), Adelaide, Alice, Alícia (Portuguese), Alisa (Russian), Aileas (Scottish), Alica (Slovak), Adelaida, Alicia (Spanish), Heidi (Swedish), Alis (Welsh)
Alison Celebrities
Alison Armitage - actress, Alison Eastwood - actress, Alison Fell - writer, Alison James - actress, Alison Krauss - musician, Alison Moyet - musician, Alison Preston - writer, Alison Moyet - singer,
