Allison Name Meaning, Origin, Nicknames, Graphic Designs

Name: Allison, and sometimes loses an L, Alison

Pronunciation: a-lli-son

Origin: Scottish, German, French

Meaning: Son of Alan, son of Alexander, Alice’s son; Noble

Gender: gender-neutral, unisex, but primarily a feminine name in English-speaking countries

Story of Allison name 🔗

Allison is a gender-neutral baby name of German and Scottish origin. A variation of the name Alison, this baby name means “noble”.

In the early 1200s, Allison was a popular surname that took over counties and towns like Berwickshire, Yorkshire, and Durham, meaning “son of Alan”, “son of Alexander”, or “Alice’s son”.

Allison was also commonly associated with the adorable French nickname Aalis or Alis, and English first name Alice.

Today, this abundant name has continued to journey across the globe and is found in the United States, Nigeria, and Australia. With a name as traveled as Allison, baby is sure to be both honest and humble.

Variants of Allison name 🔗

The variant spelling Allison is the most common form in the United States. Other variations include:

• Allisan
• Alisson
• Allisson
• Allyson
• Allysson
• Alyson
• Alysson
• Alicen
• Alycen

Common Nicknames for Allison 🔗

• Allie
• Alli
• Ally
• Al
• Aly
• Al
• Sonny
• Alys
• Allyson
• Lisa
• Ali
• Alie
• Ailey
• Alley
• Aley

Graphic designs for Allison 🔗

Allison name is composed of flowers and roses:

Famous People Named Allison 🔗

Allison is a unisex name but mostly a feminine name.

Famous women named Allison or its variants 🔗

• Alison Armitage (born 1965)
  former swimmer, actress and Playboy Playmate

• Alison Arngrim (born, 1962)
  American actress

• Alison Balsom (born 1978)
  British trumpeter

• Alison Bechdel (born 1960)
  American cartoonist

• Allison Baver (born 1980)
  American Olympic Medalist, American Actress

• Alison Becker (born 1977)
  American actress

• Alison Bergin (born 2002)
  Irish rower

• Alison Brie (born 1982)
  American actress

• Alison Burton (1921–2014)
  Australian tennis player

• Alison Calder (born 1969)
  Canadian poet and literary critic

• Allison Chamberlain
  American infectious disease epidemiologist

• Alison Chapman-Andrews (born 1942)
  English-Barbadian painter and artist

• Alison Carroll
  English gymnast, model and actress

• Alison Chase (born 1946)
  American dance instructor

• Alison H. Clarkson (born 1955)
  American politician

• Alison Doody (born 1966)
  Irish actress and model

• Allison Fisher
  English professional pool champion

• Alison Fuller
  British educational researcher

• Alison Goldfrapp (born 1966)
  English musician and record producer

• Allison Gollust
  American media executive

• Alison Hall (1910–2004)
  New Zealand cricket player and scorer

• Alison Hammond (born 1975)
  English television personality

• Allison Hepler
  American politician

• Alison Hewson (born 1961)
  Irish businesswoman and wife of Bono

• Alison Hinds (born 1970)
  English-Barbadian Soca Musician

• Allison Holker (born 1988)
  American dancer

• Alison Horner (born 1966)
  British businesswoman

• Alison Howie (born 1991)
  Scottish field hockey player

• Alison Humby (born 1972)
  English badminton player

• Allison Janney (born 1959)
  American actress

• Alison King (born 1973)
  English actress

• Alison Kinnaird (born 1949)
  Scottish musician, sculptor and teacher

• Alison Kosik (born 1971)
  news journalist for the Cable News Network (CNN)

• Alison Krauss (born 1971)
  American musician

• Alison Lepin (born 2000)
  French artistic gymnast

• Alison Levine (born 1966)
  American mountain climber

• Alison Levine (boccia) (born 1990)
  Canadian Paralympian

• Alison Lohman (born 1979)
  American actress

• Alison Lurie (1926–2020)
  American novelist and academic

• Allison Mack (born 1982)
  American actress and criminal

• Alison Marr
  American mathematician

• Alison Marsden
  American bioengineer

• Alison Merrien
  British indoor bowls player

• Alison Mitchell
  English sports broadcaster

• Alison Mowbray (born 1971)
  British former rower

• Alison Moyet (born 1961)
  English singer and songwriter

• Allison Munn (born 1974)
  American actress

• Alison R.H. Narayan (born 1984)
  American chemistry professor

• Alison Oliver (born 1997)
  Irish actress

• Alison Parker (1991–2015)
  American news reporter, murdered on television

• Alison Peasgood (born 1987)
  British paratriathlete

• Alison Blomfield Pickmere (1908–1971)
  New Zealand secretary of the interior

• Alison Pill (born 1985)
  Canadian actress

• Allison Pohlman (born 1977)
  American collegiate basketball player and coach

• Alison Quinn (born 1977)
  Australian Paralympic athlete

• Alison Riske-Amritraj (born 1990)
  inactive American tennis player

• Alison Redford (born 1965)
  Canadian lawyer and politician

• Alison Robins (1920–2017)
  worked at Bletchley Park “Y-Service”

• Allison Sansom (born 1994)
  Thai model

• Alison Saunders (born 1961)
  former Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales)

• Allison Scagliotti (born 1990)
  American actress

• Allison Schmitt (born 1990)
  American competition swimmer

• Alison Schumacher (born 2002)
  Canadian figure skater

• Alison Sealy-Smith (born 1959)
  Barbadian actress

• Alison Shrubsole (1925–2002)
  British educationist and university administrator

• Alison Steadman (born 1946)
  English actress

• Alison Stewart (born 1966)
  American Journalist and author

• Alison Stone, (born 1972)
  British philosopher

• Alison Sudol (born 1984)
  American musician and actress

• Alison Sweeney (born 1976)
  American actress

• Allison Tant (born 1961)
  American politician

• Alison Joan Tierney CBE (born 1948)
  British nursing theorist, nurse researcher

• Alison Van Uytvanck (born 1994)
  Belgian former professional tennis player

• Alison Walker (scientist)
  English physicist

• Alison Weir (born 1951)
  English author and historian

• Allison Williams (born 1988)
  American actress, comedian, and singer

• Alison Williamson (born 1971)
  English archer

• Alison Yu (born 1984)
  wheelchair fencer from Hong Kong

• Alison Zerafa Civelli
  Maltese politician

Famous men named Allison or its variants 🔗

• Allison Deforest Pickett (1900–1991)
  Canadian entomologist

• Alisson Becker (born 1992)
  Brazilian footballer

• Allison Brooks (1917–2006)
  American Air Force aviator

• Allison Burnett (born 1958)
  American screenwriter

• Alison Cerutti (born 1985)
  Brazilian beach volleyball player

• Allison Danzig (1898–1987)
  American sports journalist

• Alison Dias Heck (born 1984)
  commonly known as Alison, Brazilian footballer

• Alison dos Santos (born 2000)
  Brazilian athlete

• Allison G. Catheron (1878–1950)
  Canadian-born American politician

• Alison Lopes Ferreira (born 1993)
  commonly known as Alison, Brazilian former footballer

• Allison Blakely (born 1940)
  American academic historian

• Alison Felipe dos Santos Natividade (born 1998)
  commonly known as Alison, Brazilian footballer

• Alison Henrique Mira (born 1995)
  commonly known as Alison, Brazilian footballer

• Allison Patrício (born 1986)
  Brazilian footballer

• Alison White (1881–1962)
  English cricketer

• Allison Green (1911–2005)
  American politician

• Allison Clark Bonnell (1801–1875)
  commonly known as A. C. Bonnell, American politician and businessman

• Allison B. Humphreys (1906–1993)
  former justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court

• Allison Amos Pettengill (1808–1882)
  American politician and newspaper editor

• Allison Tatham-Warter (1917–1992)
  commonly known as Digby Tatham-Warter, British Army officer

• Allison Dysart (1880–1962)
  Canadian politician, lawyer and judge

• Allison Madueke (born 1944)
  retired Nigerian naval officer

• W. B. Allison Davis (1902–1983)
  American educator, anthropologist, writer, researcher, and scholar

• Allison DeLong (1940–2014)
  Canadian politician

Similar Names 🔗

• Alyson
• Allyson
• Alisson
• Addison
• Addyson
• Ellison
• Maddison
• Madison
• Madyson
• Jamison
• Harrison
• Edison
• Allan
• Lawson
• Allen
• Anson
• Alistair
• Madisyn