Meaning, origin and history of the name Allison

Gender Feminine & Masculine

Pronounced Pron. AL-i-sən

Meaning & History

From the middle of the 20th century this has primarily been used as a variant of the feminine name Alison. However, prior to that it was used as an uncommon masculine name, derived from the English and Scottish surname Allison.

Related Names

VariantsAlison, Allyson, Alyson

DiminutivesAli, Allie, Ally

Other Languages & CulturesAdalheidis, Adelais, Ada(Ancient Germanic) Alisa(Bosnian) Alícia(Catalan) Alice(Czech) Alice(Danish) Alice, Adelheid(Dutch) Aliisa, Alisa, Alli, Iisa(Finnish) Adélaïde, Alice, Alicia, Alison, Alix(French) Alisa(Georgian) Adelheid, Alice(German) Aliki, Kiki(Greek) Aliz, Alíz(Hungarian) Ailís, Ailish(Irish) Adelaide, Alice(Italian) Alise(Latvian) Aalis(Medieval French) Alice(Norwegian) Azalaïs(Occitan) Adelajda, Alicja(Polish) Adelaide, Alice, Alícia(Portuguese) Alisa(Russian) Aileas, Ailis(Scottish Gaelic) Alica(Slovak) Adelaida, Alicia(Spanish) Alice, Alicia(Swedish) Alisa(Ukrainian) Alis(Welsh)

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Entry updated May 29, 2020