Alison

\a.li.sɔn\⚥French unisex name: girls and boys

At a glance

GenderFeminine and masculine (unisex)
Pronunciation\a.li.sɔn\

Origin and meaning

Old French Alisonder. Middle English Alisoun English Alison 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”).

Where it is mostly given

  • Ireland
  • United States
  • Malta
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Great Britain

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mecanautes (France), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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