Alison
English
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.
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Proper noun
Alison
- A female given name from the Germanic languages.
- 1951 translation by Nevill Coghill of: 13?? Geoffrey Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Prologue:
- 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.
- 1951 translation by Nevill Coghill of: 13?? Geoffrey Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Prologue:
Translations
female given name
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