Alison 2023169 220568560 2008-06-20T14:09:07Z 62.239.159.6 {{for|the [[Central Coast (New South Wales)|Central Coast]] suburb|Alison, New South Wales}} '''Alison''' is a [[given name]] for a [[female]]. It was originally a [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[Norman language|Norman]] [[nickname]] for [[Alice (given name)|Alice]], meaning "truth," "noble,"<ref>[http://www.zelo.com/firstnames/findresults.asp?name=Alison What Does Your Name Mean: Alison] ''Zelo.com'' </ref> or "noble type." Also from the Irish name, Iseult.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} Variations include Allison, Allyson, Alysson, Alyson, and Alisson with nicknames Allie, Ali, and Ally, and Aly and Alli. It also has separate roots as a [[family name]], in which case when used as a [[given name]] is traditionally masculine, and is of disputed meaning.<ref>[http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=10&fn=&ln=Allison Allison - Name Meaning and Origin] ''Ancestry.com'' </ref> The name is first recorded in [[Scotland]] in the 12th century. It was popular until the early 19th century and, spelled Allison, was the 45th most common name given to baby girls in the [[United States]] in 2005 (Allyson was #253; Alison, #259; Alyson, #468; Allie, #256; Ally, #656; and Alice, #414).<ref>[http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi Popular Names by Birth Year: Dec 2007] ''Ssa.gov'' </ref> In 1990 in the [[United States]], Allison was the 228th most popular name for women of ''all'' ages; Alison was #347, Allyson, #775; Alyson, #981; Allie, #764; Ali, #2434; and Alice, #51.<ref>[http://names.mongabay.com/female_names_alpha.htm Most Common Female Names in the U.S.] - mongabay.com</ref> Alison in any spelling didn't enter the top 100 baby names in 2005 in [[England]] and [[Wales]], but Alice did come in at #44.<ref>[http://behindthename.com/top/lists/100ew2005.php Most Popular Names for Births in England and Wales 2005] - behindthename.com</ref> Allison last entered the top 1000 baby names for males in the [[United States]] in the 1920s, when it ranked #851.<ref>[http://behindthename.com/top/lists/1000us1920s.php Most Popular Names for Births in the United States 1920-1929] - behindthename.com</ref> In the 1910s it ranked #825,<ref>[http://behindthename.com/top/lists/1000us1910s.php Most Popular Names for Births in the United States 1910-1919] - behindthename.com</ref> and in the [[1900s|first decade of the 20th century]], it ranked #941.<ref>[http://behindthename.com/top/lists/1000us1900s.php Most Popular Names for Births in the United States 1900-1909] - behindthename.com</ref> == Famous people named Alison == *[[Alyson Court]] (Canadian actress) *[[Alison Eastwood]] (actress and Business woman) *[[Allison Fisher]] ([[snooker]] champion) *[[Alison Forman]] (Australian football (soccer) midfielder) *[[Alison Goldfrapp]] (musician) *[[Allison Janney]] (actress: [[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]) *[[Alyson Hannigan]] (actress: [[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]) *[[Alison King]] (actress: [[Coronation Street]] and [[Dream Team (TV series)|Dream Team]]) *[[Alison Krauss]] (musician) *[[Alison Lohman]] (actress: [[White Oleander (2002 film)|White Oleander]]) *[[Alyson Michalka]] (actress: [[Phil of the Future]] and Musician: [[Aly & AJ]]) *[[Alison Moyet]] (English singer / actress) *[[Alison Richard]] (anthropologist, Vice-Chancellor of [[University of Cambridge]]) *[[Alison Sweeney]] (actress: [[Days of our Lives]]) *[[Alyson Stoner]] (actress) *[[Alison Webb]] (Canadian judoka) == In popular culture == *[[Alison (song)|"Alison"]] is a song by [[Slowdive]]. *[[Alison (song)|"Alison"]] is also a song by [[Elvis Costello]]. *[[Allison (song)| "Allison"]] is furthermore a song by [[The Pixies]]. *Allison is a song by [[Permanent Me]]. *[[Darlin' Allison (song)| "Darlin' Allison"]] is a song by [[Gordon Gano]]. *[[Allison Gross]] is a song by [[Steeleye Span]]. *[[Allison Road (song)| "Allison Road"]] was played by the [[Gin Blossoms]]. *[[Alison Hell (song)| "Alison Hell"]] was played by Annihilator *"Alison's the Bomb" is a song by [[The Huntingtons]]. *[[Allison (light novels)]] a novel and anime by [[Keiichi Sigsawa]]. *[[Alison (song)| "Alison"]] is a song by French former child popstar [[Jordy Lemoine]]. *"Alison's Starting To Happen" is a song by [[The Lemonheads]] from the album [[It's a Shame about Ray]] *"Allison" is a song by Whitmore. == References == {{Reflist}} ==See also== *[[Allison]] *[[Allie]] ==External links== *[http://www.rampantscotland.com/forenames/blnames_a.htm Popular Scottish Forenames - A] [[Category:English given names]] [[Category:Scottish given names]] [[de:Alison]]