Alison

English

Alternative forms

• Allison, Alyson

Etymology

From Old French Alison, brought to England by the Normans, diminutive of Aliz, equivalent to English Alice, from Old High German Adalhaid (“of noble kind”). Became Middle English Alisoun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈælɪsən/

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Proper noun

Alison

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1951, Geoffrey Chaucer; Nevill Coghill, transl., “Wife of Bath's Prologue”, in The Canterbury Tales: Translated into Modern English (Penguin Classics), Penguin Books, published 1977:

     He came up close and kneeling gently down
     He said, "My love, my dearest Alison,
     So help me God, I never again will hit
     You, love; and if I did, you asked for it.

2. A semi-rural suburb in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.

Translations

female given name

• Irish: Alsún f

Anagrams

• Lainos, aloins, anisol, anoils, sialon