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Alison

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

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Origin
Germanic
Root meaning
“of noble kind”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈælɪsən/

Etymology

From Middle English Alisoun, from Old French Alison, brought to England by the Normans (from Anglo-Norman Alison, from Norman Alison), diminutive of Aliz, equivalent to English Alice, from Old High German Adalhaid (“of noble kind”).

Meaning and etymology from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What does the name Alison mean?

A female given name from the Germanic languages. Its root means "of noble kind".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).