Alison ( given name ) - wikipedia Alison ( given name ) Alison / Allison / Alyson / Allyson Pronunciation / ˈælɪsən / AL - i - sən Gender Female Male Language ( s ) French Origin Meaning `` Alice 's son '' or `` little Alice '' Other names Short form ( s ) Ali, Alie, Alley, Alli, Allie, Ally, Aly, Alys See also Allyson, Alyson Alison, Allison, Alyson or Allyson is a given name, usually a masculine - 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, Al, Aley and Alli. Allison also has separate, disputed roots as a family name. In countries including Brazil, Portugal and Indonesia, Alison and variant forms are also used as masculine given names. Alison, variant form Alizon, is a French surname. Contents 1 Popularity 2 People named Alison 2.1 Female 2.2 Male 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Popularity 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 ). 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. Alison in any spelling did not enter the top 100 baby names in 2005 in England and Wales. Allison last entered the top 1000 baby names for males in the United States in 1946, when it ranked # 968. In the 1910s it ranked from 667 to 981 with an average of # 835, and in the first decade of the 20th century, it ranked as high as # 927. People named Alison This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Female Alison Brie ( born 1982 ), American actress Alison Bechdel ( born 1960 ), American cartoonist Alison DiLaurentis, fictional character from TV show Pretty Little Liars Alison Doody ( born 1966 ), Irish actress and model Alison Goldfrapp ( born 1966 ), English musician and record producer, lead vocalist of electronic music duo Goldfrapp Allison Holker ( born 1988 ), American dancer Alison Horner ( born 1966 ), British businesswoman Alison Kinnaird ( born 1949 ), Scottish musician, sculptor and teacher Alison Krauss ( born 1971 ), American musician Alison Lohman ( born 1979 ), American actress Alison Mitchell, English sports broadcaster Alison Moyet ( born 1961 ), English singer and songwriter Allison Munn ( born 1974 ), American actress Alison Parker, ( 1991 -- 2015 ) news reporter murdered on television along with a colleague Alison Pill ( born 1985 ), Canadian actress Alison Redford ( born 1965 ), Canadian lawyer and politician Alison Robins ( 1920 - 2017 ), worked at Bletchley Park `` Y - Service '' Alison Steadman ( born 1946 ), English actress Alison Sudol ( born 1984 ), American musician and actress Alison Weir ( born 1951 ), English author and historian Male Alisson Becker ( born 1992 ), commonly known as Alisson, Brazilian footballer Allison Brooks, American Air Force aviator Allison Burnett, American screenwriter Alison Cerutti ( born 1985 ), Brazilian beach volleyball player Allison Danzig, American sports journalist Alison Lopes Ferreira ( born 1993 ), commonly known as Alison, Brazilian footballer Alison Henrique Mira ( born 1995 ), commonly known as Alison, Brazilian footballer Allison Patrício ( born 1986 ), Brazilian footballer See also All pages beginning with `` Alison '' All pages beginning with `` Allison '' Alison ( disambiguation ) Allie ( given name ) Allison ( surname ) Allyson ( given name and surname ) Alyson References ^ Jump up to : Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie - Thérèse Morlet. p. 6a. ^ Jump up to : Katie Martin - Doyle, The Treasury of Baby Names, Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ISBN 978 - 1903025116. Jump up ^ `` Allison - Name Meaning and Origin ''. Ancestry.com. Jump up ^ Popular Names by Birth Year : Dec 2007 Ssa.gov Jump up ^ `` Most Common Female Names in the U.S. '' mongabay.com. Jump up ^ `` Most Popular Names for Births in England and Wales 2005 ''. behindthename.com Jump up ^ Campbell, Mike ( 2012 ). `` Popularity for ALLISON in the United States, percent Used, Male ''. Behind the Name : the etymology and history of first names. Retrieved 31 August 2013. External links Look up Alison or Allison in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Popular Scottish Forenames - A Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. 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Question: what's the meaning of the name allison
Answer: "Alice's son" or "little Alice"