Alison (name)

Alison (name)

Alison is a given name for a female. It was originally a medieval Norman nickname for Alice, meaning "truth," "noble," [ [http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/findresults.asp?name=Alison What Does Your Name Mean: Alison] "Zelo.com" ] or "noble type." Also from the Irish name, Iseult.Fact|date=December 2007 Variations include Allison, Allyson, Alysson, Alyson and Alisson with nicknames Allie, Ali, Ally, Aly and Alli. It also has separate roots as a family name, in which case when used as a given name is traditionally masculine, and is of disputed meaning. [ [http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=10&fn=&ln=Allison Allison - Name Meaning and Origin] "Ancestry.com" ]

The name is first recorded in Scotland in the 12th century. It was popular until the early 19th century and, spelled Allison, was the 45th most common name given to baby girls in the United States in 2005 (Allyson was #253; Alison, #259; Alyson, #468; Allie, #256; Ally, #656; and Alice, #414). [ [http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi Popular Names by Birth Year: Dec 2007] "Ssa.gov" ] In 1990 in the United States, Allison was the 228th most popular name for women of "all" ages; Alison was #347, Allyson, #775; Alyson, #981; Allie, #764; Ali, #2434; and Alice, #51. [ [http://names.mongabay.com/female_names_alpha.htm Most Common Female Names in the U.S.] - mongabay.com] Alison in any spelling didn't enter the top 100 baby names in 2005 in England and Wales, but Alice did come in at #44. [ [http://behindthename.com/top/lists/100ew2005.php Most Popular Names for Births in England and Wales 2005] - behindthename.com]

Allison last entered the top 1000 baby names for males in the United States in the 1920s, when it ranked #851. [ [http://behindthename.com/top/lists/1000us1920s.php Most Popular Names for Births in the United States 1920-1929] - behindthename.com] In the 1910s it ranked #825, [ [http://behindthename.com/top/lists/1000us1910s.php Most Popular Names for Births in the United States 1910-1919] - behindthename.com] and in the first decade of the 20th century, it ranked #941. [ [http://behindthename.com/top/lists/1000us1900s.php Most Popular Names for Births in the United States 1900-1909] - behindthename.com]

Famous people named Alison

*Alisyn Camerota, American television news anchor
*Alison Eastwood, American actress and businesswoman
*Allison Fisher, snooker champion
*Alison Forman, Australian footballer
*Alison Goldfrapp, English musician
*Allison Janney, American actress
*Alison Kennedy, Scottish author
*Alison King, English actress
*Alison Krauss, American musician
*Alison Lohman, American actress
*Alison Moyet, English singer and actress
*Alison Richard, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University
*Alison Sweeney, American actress
*Alison Sudol, American musician
*Alison Webb, Canadian judoka

References

ee also

*Alison - disambiguation page
*Allie
*Allison (name)
*Allyson
*Alyson (given name)

External links

* [http://www.rampantscotland.com/forenames/blnames_a.htm Popular Scottish Forenames - A]


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