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Alison
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alison
English
Alternative forms
en Allison Allisson Allyson Alyson
Etymology 1
en :inh enm:Alisoun 1
From en enm Alisoun, from en fro Alison, itself from fro Alis -on, with fro Alis ultimately being from goh Adalheid or goh Adalhaid of noble kind.
Pronunciation
en /ˈælɪsən/
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Proper noun
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en female Germanic languages.
en w:Geoffrey Chaucer w:Nevill Coghill The Canterbury Tales: Translated into Modern English w:Penguin Classics w:Penguin Books 1951 1977 Wife of Bath's Prologue He came up close and kneeling gently downHe said, "My love, my dearest Alison,So help me God, I never again will hitYou, love; and if I did, you asked for it.
en Todd Leopold Duke students reject award-winning book over gay themes w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/24/living/fun-home-bechdel-duke-freshman-feat/index.html 2015-08-24 “Fun Home” may have won several awards for author Alison Bechdel, but some Duke University freshmen were not impressed. https://web.archive.org/web/20230602222933/https://www.cnn.com/2015/08/24/living/fun-home-bechdel-duke-freshman-feat/index.html 2 June 2023
en dated en male.
en locality in the carea/Central Coast eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en locality in the carea/Dungog eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
Derived terms
en Diminutives of the female given name Allie Alli Ally Alie Ali Aly Al
en Emison
Etymology 2
Of debated origin, with one explanation being "son of Alice" or "son of Ellis"18.
Proper noun
en English
Translations
female given name
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 艾莉森 Àilìsēn
French:
Old French: fro Alison
Irish: ga Alsún f
Marathi: mr अॅलिसन f
Middle English: enm Alisoun
Norman: nrf Alison
Scottish Gaelic: gd Allasan f
References
Anagrams
en ailnos Lainos sialon aloins anisol anoils liason
Old French
Etymology
From fro Alis -on
Proper noun
fro proper noun
fro female