Alison - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Alison \a-li-

, also used as girl's name Alison, is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "son of the noble". More common as a girl's name, in spite of the -son ending.

Alison has 6 variant forms: Alisson, Allcen, Allison, Allisoun, Allson and Allyson.

Baby names that sound like Alison are Elison, Ellison, Elson, Ellson and Elisson.

Alison is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#41495 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Alison. Compare Alison with its variant forms and related boy names.

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