Name: Alison

Gender: Female

Usage: Alison is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.

People having the name Alison are in general originating from Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Malta, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Variants: For another variant of the name Alison across the world, see Alice.

Meaning: The meaning of the name Alison is: Noble kind, Son of all.

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Numerology of the first name Alison: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 7. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: spiritual, intelligent, analytical, reserved, knowledgeable, mysterious, intuitive.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Philosophical, Spiritual
Ruling planet: Neptune
Colors: Green
Gemstones: Moonstone

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The name Alison is ranked on the 433rd position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.

We estimate that there are at least 1524800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.021% of the population. The name Alison has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Alison for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:

The name day of Alison is 15 June.

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Alison is a given name, usually a feminine name in English-speaking countries. It was originally a medieval French nickname for Alis, old form of Alice derived with the suffix -on or -son sometimes used in the former French nicknames such as Jeanson ("little Jean") or Pierson ("little Pierre").

The variant spelling Allison is the most common form in the United States. Other variations include Alisson, Allyson, Alyson, Alysson, Alicen and Alycen, with nicknames Allie, Alley, Alie, Ali, Ally, Aly, Aley and Alli.

Allison also has separate roots as a family name, which is of disputed meaning. When the surname Allison is used as a given name, it is traditionally feminine.

In countries including Brazil and Indonesia, Alison and variant forms are also used as feminine given names.

Alison, variant form Alizon, is a French surname.


Scottish, English, and French: from a very popular medieval Norman diminutive of Alice, formed by the addition of the diminutive suffix -on. In spite of its medieval popularity, the name virtually died out in England in the 15th century. However, it survived in Scotland, with the result that until its revival in England in the 20th century the name had a strongly Scottish flavour.
Pet forms: English: Allie, Ally.

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