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♀ Allison (girl)
What does Allison mean?
Allison as a girls' name (also used less widely as boys' name Allison) is of Old German derivation, and Allison means "noble, exalted". Allison is an alternate spelling of Alice (Old German). Allison is also a variant of Alison (Old German). See also Allie
Variations
VARIANTS Alysoun, Alyson, Alysanne, Alysann, Alysan, Allysson, Allysoun, Allyson, Allysanne, Allysann, Allisunne, Allisun, Allisson▼, Allisoun, Allisanne, Allisann, Allicenne, Allicen, Alisun, Alisson, Alisoun, Alisanne, Alisann, Alisan, Alicen
OTHER FORMS VIA ALICE, ALISON Alais, Alaisa, Alis, Alisa▼, Alisah, Alise, Alisha▼, Alissa▼, Alisz, Allcen, Alles, Alless, Alli▼, Allice, Allicea, Allie, Allis, Alliss, Allissa, Allsun, Allys, Allyse, Allysia, Allyssa▼, Ellissa
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Allison Saoirse (A.S.), ..
How popular is Allison?
Allison is a very prominent first name for females (#228 out of 4276, Top 5%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#590 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Allison was first listed in 1910-1919 and reached its top position of #30 in the U.S. in the year 2009, and is presently at #69. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Alice (#71 LAST YEAR), Allie (#350), Alison (#400), Allyson (#560), Alyson (#887), Alisson (#909), Alisha (#957), Alisa (#1032), Alissa (#1182), Alise, Alli, Allice, Allissa, Allisson and Allyssa are the popular related forms of Allison (#69). These relations of Allison reached the height of their popularity during 1880-1889 (MEDIAN #1730) and have become much less conventional since (#1151, 55% LESS USAGE).
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Addeson, Addison, Addisyn, Addyson▼, Adison▼, Adisson, Adyson▼, Ailis, Ailish, Aillin, Aldis, Aleisha, Alisia, Alisse, Alista, Alldona (see Alida), Alleen, Allessa, Allia, Alliah, Allicia, Allida, Allidah, Allidia, Allina, Allinah, Alline, Allinor (see Eleanor), Allisa, Allisah, Allissah, Allix, Allona, Allyn, Allynn, Allysa, Allysah, Aloisa, Aloise, Aloisia, Aniston, Anniston▲, Arlise, Arliss, Arlissa, Aylin▲, Ellon, Jamison, Lison, Madison and Maison. These names tend to be less commonly used than Allison.
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