What does Alison mean?

Alison means "of a noble kind; noble"

How do we pronounce Alison?

Alison \a-li-son, al-is-on\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Alison is pronounced AELihSahN (English) or aeLiySAON (French) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Alison: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)"

What is the origin of Alison?

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. Alison is an English, French, and Scottish diminutive of Alis name variations (Armenian, English, and Welsh) and an English, French, and Scottish variant transcription of Alice pronounciation (Czech, English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, and Scandinavian). The name Alison is used to a great extent; it has 51 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and foreign languages.

Variation transcriptions of the name used in English include Alicen pronounciation, name Alicyn, Alisan definition, meaning of Alisann, Alisanne meaning and origin, name Alisen meaning, Alisenne pronounciation, baby name Alisin, name Alision, short names for Alisonn, what does the name Alisoun mean, Alisson name variations, Alissyn meaning, Alisun name popularity, Alles meaning and origin, Allese definition, Allesse name popularity, Alleyson pronounciation, what does the name Alli mean, nicknames for Allice, name Allicen meaning, Allisan name popularity, meaning of Allisen, Allisoun meaning, name Allisson meaning, Allisun meaning, short names for Allisyn, Alliz meaning of name, name Allysen meaning, Alson name popularity, Alysan name variations, nicknames for Alysanne, Alysen name popularity, short names for Alysoun, meaning of Alysson, name Alysun meaning, meaning of Elison, name Elisun meaning, Lissi pronounciation, and meaning of Lissy. Other English forms include the short forms meaning of Al and name Ali origin, the diminutives Alie pronounciation (used in Dutch and as well), what does the name Allie mean, Ally definition, and Lissie name, and the variant spellings name Allison origin (used in French, and Scottish as well), Allyson name, and what does the name Alyson mean. meaning of Alekona (Hawaiian) and Allsun name (Irish) are foreign variant transcriptions of Alison. 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 2010, it ranked at #269 with a usage of 0.062%. Out of the family of girl names directly linked to Alison, Allison name was the most popular. It was 5 times more popular than Alison in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Alison:

  • Actress Alison Steadman, born August 26, 1946, Liverpool, England
  • Author Alison Uttley, born Alice Jane Taylor 17 December 1884 - 7 May 1976, Cromford, England
  • Country Musician Alison Krauss, born 23 July 1971, Decatur, Illinois
  • Singer Alison Moyet, born Genevieve Alison Jane Moyet 18 June 1961, Billericay, Essex, England.

List of baby names Alison:

name Alisen, baby name Alisson (English), meaning of Allison (English, French, and Scottish), name Allyson meaning (English), Alyson meaning of name (English), Alceanah meaning and origin, baby name Alceina, baby name Alceinah, name Alcina meaning (Italian), short names for Alcinah, baby name Alcmene, Alcyna definition, Alcynah name, name Alexande, nicknames for Alexane, baby name Alexene (English), short names for Alexine (English, French, and Greek), Algoma pronounciation, name Algomma origin, and Alicen meaning of name.

The baby name Alison fun facts:

The name Alison in reverse order is "Nosila".

The numerological value of the name Alison is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Alison?

Alison is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.06%
20130.06%
20120.07%
20110.07%
20100.07%
20090.08%
20080.07%
20070.06%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames