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Alison¹

  • /ˈælɪsən/

Where it comes from

From Middle English Alisoun, from Old French Alison, itself from Alis + -on, with Alis ultimately being from Old High German Adalheid or Adalhaid (“of noble kind”).

proper noun Alisons · Allison · Allisson · Allyson · Alyson

  1. countable, uncountable A female given name from the Germanic languages. He came up close and kneeling gently down He said, "My love, my dearest Alison, So help me God, I never again will hit You, love; and if I did, you asked for it.
  2. countable, dated, uncountable A male given name.
  3. countable, uncountable A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  4. countable, uncountable A locality in the Dungog council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Alison²

Where it comes from

Of debated origin, with one explanation being "son of Alice" or "son of Ellis".

proper noun Allison · Allisson · Allyson · Alyson

  1. An English surname

alison³

noun alisons

  1. Synonym of alyssum.

    Similar: alyssum

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rosalie, allison, ellison, ally, alice, alyson, allyson, allie, alisa, ali, aly, alyce, alise, alix, alysha, alys

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name female given name

中文艾莉森 Àilìsēn

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"alison." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alison. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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alison. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alison

Chicago

"alison." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alison.

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@misc{alison_2026,
  title = {alison},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alison},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}