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Add to ListGiven Name ALISON
GENDER: Feminine
PRONOUNCED: AL-i-sən (English), A-LEE-SAWN (French) [details]
Meaning & History
Norman French diminutive of Aalis (see ALICE). It was common in England, Scotland and France in the Middle Ages, and was later revived in England in the 20th century via Scotland. Unlike most other English names ending in son, it is not derived from a surname.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Kalisha, Talisha (African American), Adalheidis, Adelais (Ancient Germanic), Alisa (Bosnian), Alícia (Catalan), Heidi (Danish), Adelheid, Aleid, Aleida, Alida (Dutch), Aliisa, Alisa, Alli, Heidi (Finnish), Elke (Frisian), Adelheid, Ada, Alida, Heida, Heidi (German), Aliki, Kiki (Greek), Adelaida, Aliz, Ada, Alida, Alíz (Hungarian), Ailís (Irish), Adelaide, Alice, Ada (Italian), Alise (Latvian), Aalis (Medieval French), Heidi (Norwegian), Adelajda, Alicja, Ada (Polish), Adelaide, Alice, Alícia (Portuguese), Alisa (Russian), Aileas (Scottish), Alica (Slovak), Adelaida, Alicia (Spanish), Alicia, Heidi (Swedish), Alisa (Ukrainian), Alis (Welsh)
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Sources & References
- Names in the 1292 census of Paris, available from http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/french/1292paris.pdf
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Entry updated December 8, 2017