"Alison" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈælɪsən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Alison.wav Forms: Alisons [plural]
Etymology: 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”). Became Middle English Alisoun. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|Alison}} Old French Alison, {{der|en|xno|Alison}} Anglo-Norman Alison, {{der|en|nrf|Alison}} Norman Alison, {{gloss|from Anglo-Norman <i class="Latn mention" lang="fro">Alison</i>, from Norman <i class="Latn mention" lang="nrf">Alison</i>}} (from Anglo-Norman Alison, from Norman Alison), {{der|en|goh|Adalhaid||of noble kind}} Old High German Adalhaid (“of noble kind”), {{inh|en|enm|Alisoun}} Middle English Alisoun Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Alison (countable and uncountable, plural Alisons)
  1. (countable) A female given name from the Germanic languages. Tags: countable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): 艾莉森 (Àilìsēn) (Chinese Mandarin), Alsún [feminine] (Irish), अॅलिसन (aĕlisan) [feminine] (Marathi), Alisoun (Middle English), Alison (Norman), Alison (Old French), Allasan [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-Alison-en-name-z10~dBQY Categories (other): Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 44 10 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 40 12 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 41 12 48 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 91 7 3
  2. (countable) A surname. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Alison-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 40 12 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 41 12 48
  3. A semi-rural suburb in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in New South Wales Synonyms: Allison, Alyson, Allyson Derived forms: Al, Ali, Alie, Alli, Allie, Ally, Aly
    Sense id: en-Alison-en-name-v~BjPYzg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Old French translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 6 72 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 8 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 10 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 8 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 35 16 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 44 10 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 40 12 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 30 7 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 25 16 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Old French translations: 22 19 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 41 12 48
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