Allison

English

Etymology

From a Middle English [Term?] diminutive form of Alan, Alexander or Alice +‎ -son.

Proper noun

Allison

1. A patronymic surname transferred from the given name
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly before 1950 usage.
   • 1994 Sharyn McCrumb, She Walks These Hills, Scribner's, →ISBN, page 81:

     "Allison?" Surely that was a girl's name.

     "It's after Davey Allison, the race car driver. He got killed right before the baby was born. Tracy and me wanted to honor his memory." It was a precise little speech. She must have explained the name many times.

3. A female given name from the Germanic languages, of 1940s and later usage, variant of Alison.
   • 1956 Grace Metalious, Peyton Place, UPNE, 1999, →ISBN, Book One, Chapter 4,

     Allison MacKenzie's father, for whom the child had been named, died when she was three years old.

4. A small city, the county seat of Butler County, Iowa, United States.

Anagrams

• silanol

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Allison.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: al‧li‧son

Proper noun

Allison

1. a female given name from English.