Alison (name)
Encyclopedia
Alison is a female given name
. It was originally a medieval
Norman
nickname
for Alice
, meaning "truth" or "noble". Variations include Alisson, Allison, Allyson
, Alyson
, Alysson, Alicen and Alycen, with nicknames Allie, Alley, Ali, Ally, Aly, and Alli.
Allison
also has separate roots as a family name
, which is of disputed meaning. When the surname Allison is used as a given name, it is traditionally masculine.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. It was originally a medieval
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
Norman
Norman language
Norman is a Romance language and one of the Oïl languages. Norman can be classified as one of the northern Oïl languages along with Picard and Walloon...
nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
for Alice
Alice (given name)
Alice is a feminine given name used primarily in English, French, and Italian. It is a shortened form of the Old French Adelais, which is derivation from the Germanic name Adalheidis, from the Germanic word elements adal, meaning noble and heid, meaning type...
, meaning "truth" or "noble". Variations include Alisson, Allison, Allyson
Allyson
Allyson is a given name and family name, a variant form of Alison.-People with the given name Allyson:* Allyson Araújo Santos , Brazilian football player* Allyson Felix , track and field sprint athlete...
, Alyson
Alyson (given name)
-People with the given name Alyson:* Alyson , American singer* Alyson Annan , former field hockey player* Alyson Bailes , former English diplomat* Alyson Court , Canadian actress...
, Alysson, Alicen and Alycen, with nicknames Allie, Alley, Ali, Ally, Aly, and Alli.
Allison
Allison (surname)
Allison is a family name of English and Scottish origin.When used as a given name it is traditionally masculine, as opposed to the feminine name Alison....
also has separate roots as a family name
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
, which is of disputed meaning. When the surname Allison is used as a given name, it is traditionally masculine.
With the spelling Alison
- Alison ArngrimAlison ArngrimAlison Margaret Arngrim is an American actress, stand-up comedian and author.Arngrim's father, Thor Arngrim, was a well-known Hollywood manager...
(born 1962), American actress - Alison BakerAlison Baker (athlete)Alison Baker is a retired female racewalker from Canada. She set her personal best in the women's 10 km race walk event at the 1993 World Championships.-Achievements:-References:*...
(born 1964), Canadian racewalker - Alison Bartlett-O'ReillyAlison Bartlett-O'ReillyAlison Bartlett-O'Reilly is an American actress known for portraying Gina Jefferson on Sesame Street. Initially playing the character on an on-and-off basis in 1985, Bartlett-O'Reilly has played Gina regularly since November 1987...
(born 1971), American actress - Alison BradenAlison BradenAlison Braden is a female water polo player from Canada. She was a member of the Canada women's national water polo team, that claimed the silver medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
(born 1982), Canadian water polo player - Alison BrieAlison Brie-External links:...
(born 1983), American actress - Alison BrownAlison BrownAlison Brown is an American banjo player and guitarist known for a soft nylon-string banjo sound. She has won and has been nominated on several Grammy awards and is often compared to another banjo prodigy, Béla Fleck for her unique style of playing...
(born 1962), American banjo player and guitarist - Alison Davis-BlakeAlison Davis-BlakeAlison Davis-Blake is an American professor currently serving as Dean of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Davis-Blake is the school’s first female dean, and at the time of her appointment she was the highest-ranking female dean at any U.S. business school.She received her...
(born 1957), American professor - Alison DoodyAlison Doody-Early life:The youngest of three children, she was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her mother, Joan, was a beauty therapist, and her father, Patrick, worked in the property business and farmed...
(born 1966), Irish actress and model - Alison EastwoodAlison EastwoodAlison Eastwood is an American film director, Hollywood actress, fashion model, and fashion designer. She made her directorial debut with Rails & Ties , starring Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden.-Early life and education:...
(born 1972), American actress and businesswoman - Alison FormanAlison FormanAlison Forman is a retired Australian international football player. Among her accomplishments, Forman played for the Australian women's national football team at the 1995 and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup finals and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-External links:* *...
(born 1969), Australian footballer - Alison GoldfrappAlison GoldfrappAlison Elizabeth Margaret Goldfrapp is an English singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as the lead singer of the electronic music duo Goldfrapp. Goldfrapp has a soprano vocal range.-Early life:...
(born 1966), English musician - Alison Ho (born 1997), Chinese-American Clarinet and literature expert
- Alison Kennedy, Scottish author
- Alison KingAlison KingAlison King is an English actress. She has had major television roles as Lynda Block in the Sky One television series Dream Team, and as Carla Connor in Coronation Street since 2006.- Early life and education :...
(born 1973), English actress, Carla Connor in Coronation Street - Alison KraussAlison KraussAlison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
(born 1971), American musician - Alison LambertAlison Lambert-Biography:Lambert studied clarinet at the Royal Northern College of Music where she was a major scholarship recipient, before accepting a scholarship to study with Professor Wolfgang Meyer in Karlsruhe, Germany...
(born 1977), a British clarinetist. - Alison LohmanAlison LohmanAlison Marion Lohman is an American actress. She has had lead roles in the films White Oleander, Where the Truth Lies, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Flicka and Drag Me to Hell as well as smaller parts in Matchstick Men, Big Fish, Gamer, and Beowulf...
(born 1979), American actress - Alison MacAlison MacNot to be confused with Allison MackAlison Mac is a British actress from North East England. She has played Kate in the BBC Three comedy series Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, which she was in for one series, in 2004...
, British actress - Alison MosshartAlison MosshartAlison Nicole Mosshart is an American singer, songwriter and occasional model best known as the lead vocalist for the indie rock band The Kills and blues rock band The Dead Weather. She started her musical career in 1995 with the Florida punk rock band Discount which disbanded in 2000...
(born 1978), American musician - Alison MoyetAlison MoyetAlison Moyet , is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy voice.Her UK album sales have reached a certified 2.3 million, with 800,000 singles sold, all in the UK, where all seven of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the Top 40 UK Album Chart,...
(born 1961), English singer and actress - Alison PillAlison PillAlison Courtney Pill is a Canadian actress best known from her roles in Milk, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Midnight in Paris.-Life and career:...
(born 1985), Canadian actress - Alison RichardAlison RichardDame Alison Fettes Richard, DBE, DL was the 344th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. She was the first female Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge since the post became full-time...
(born 1948), Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University - Alison RowattAlison RowattAlison Rowatt is a female field hockey midfield player from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Giffnock, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 2000. Rowatt works as a lawyer in Edinburgh.-References:*...
(born 1981), Scottish field hockey midfielder - Alison Sealy-SmithAlison Sealy-SmithAlison Sealy-Smith is a Canadian actress, born and raised in Barbados.Sealy-Smith attended Mount Allison University where she studied psychology on a scholarship. She is the founding director of Obsidian Theatre, a company that specializes in Black Canadian drama...
(born 1959), Canadian actress - Alison SweeneyAlison SweeneyAlison Sweeney is an American dramatic actress and reality show host. Sweeney is best known for her portrayal of Samantha "Sami" Gene Brady on NBC's long running Days of our Lives, a role she has played under contract with the show since January 6, 1993...
(born 1976), American actress - Alison Sudol, American musician
With the spelling Allison
- Allison BaverAllison BaverAllison Baver is an American short track speed skater. Baver trains with the US permanent winter sports Olympic team, in Salt Lake City, Utah. In the 2005-2006 season, she was ranked third overall in the World Rankings...
(born 1980), American speedskater - Allison Cameron (composer)Allison Cameron (composer)Allison Cameron one of Canada's most notable composers of contemporary classical music. She is also a performer of free improvisation and experimental music....
(born 1963), Canadian composer - Allison CroweAllison CroweAllison Louise Crowe is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist from Nanaimo, British Columbia who lives in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, communities spanning the breadth of Canada....
(born 1981), modern Canadian musician - Allison FisherAllison FisherAllison Fisher is an English professional pool player.-Biography:Fisher grew up in Hadlow, Kent. She won her first world title at the age of 17. To date, she has won over 80 national titles and 11 world titles in total. She even entered the men's snooker rankings, but never progressed into the...
(born 1968), British snooker champion - Allison HolkerAllison HolkerAllison Renae Holker is an American dancer. Most famously known from her appearances on the TV Show So You Think You Can Dance, where she was a contestant in season 2 and an all-star in season 7, Holker is also credited with a wide variety of work in film, television and concert tours.Holker was...
(born 1988), American contemporary jazz dancer - Allison IrahetaAllison IrahetaAllison Iraheta is an American singer from Los Angeles, California, who was the fourth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol. Prior to Idol, Iraheta won the Telemundo competition Quinceañera: Mamá Quiero Ser Artista. Following the conclusion of Idol, Iraheta was signed to a record...
(born 1992), American singer - Allison JanneyAllison JanneyAllison Brooks Janney is an American actress, best known for her role as C.J. Cregg on the television series The West Wing.- Personal life :...
(born 1959), American actress - Allison MackAllison MackNot to be confused with Alison MacAllison Mack is an American actress. She is best known for her role of Chloe Sullivan on the Superman-inspired television series Smallville.-Early life:...
(born 1982), American actress - Allison MoorerAllison MoorerAllison Moorer is an American alternative country singer and the younger sister of Shelby Lynne. She signed to MCA Nashville in 1998 and made her debut on the U.S...
(born 1972), American alternative country singer - Allison MunnAllison MunnAllison Munn is an American actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Caroline from That '70s Show and as Tina Haven in The WB sitcom What I Like About You and Lauren in One Tree Hill.-Early life:...
(born 1974), American actress - Allison Scagliotti-SmithAllison Scagliotti-SmithAllison Glenn Scagliotti is an American actress. She had a recurring role on Drake & Josh, portraying the character Mindy Crenshaw and currently appears as Claudia Donovan on the SyFy television series, Warehouse 13...
, American actress - Allison Smith (actress) (born 1969), American actress
- Allison TranquilliAllison TranquilliAllison Petra Cook-Tranquilli is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Melbourne Tigers and PVSK Pecs in Hungary. A two-time Olympian she was a member of the national women's team that claimed the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta,...
(born 1972), Australian basketball player - Allison Whalen (born 1993), Canadian artist
- Allison WolfeAllison Wolfe-Background:Born an identical twin in Memphis, Tennessee on November 9, 1969, Allison played a significant role in the formation of the riot grrrl movement of the 90s. She grew up in Olympia, Washington, with mother Pat Shively and sisters Cindy and Molly Wolfe...
(born 1969), American musician
Other spellings
- Alisyn CamerotaAlisyn CamerotaAlisyn Camerota is an American television news anchor for Fox News Channel.Based in New York, Camerota co-hosts Fox & Friends Weekend along with Clayton Morris and Dave Briggs. She previously was a co-host on "Fox & Friends First" weekdays from 6:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m...
(born 1966), American television news anchor - Allisyn ArmAllisyn Ashley Arm- External links :* on Twitter* on Youtube...
(born 1996), American actress/filmmaker - Allisson Lozz (born 1992), Mexican actress/singer
Fictional characters
- Allison Marie "Ally" McBealAlly McBeal (Character)Allison Marie "Ally" McBeal is the central fictional character in the Fox series Ally McBeal played by Calista Flockhart.Ally is a Boston-based lawyer. She is shown as a woman who believes in love and is continually looking for her soul mate...
in the television series Ally McBealAlly McBealAlly McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...
, played by Calista FlockhartCalista FlockhartCalista Kay Flockhart is an American actress who is primarily recognized for her work in television. She is best known for playing the title character in the Fox comedy-drama series Ally McBeal for which she won a Golden Globe Award... - Allison CameronAllison Cameron (House)Allison Cameron, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House, portrayed by American actress Jennifer Morrison. An immunologist, Cameron was a member of Dr...
in the television series House - Allison Taylor, first female US President in the television series 24
- Allison Taylor, Lisa's classmate in the television series The Simpsons
- Allison Vernon-Williams, female lead in the movie Cry-BabyCry-BabyCry-Baby is a 1990 American teen musical film written and directed by John Waters. It stars Johnny Depp as 1950s teen rebel "Cry-Baby" Wade Walker, and also features an expansive ensemble cast that includes Amy Locane, Iggy Pop, Traci Lords, Ricki Lake, Kim McGuire, David Nelson, Susan Tyrrell, and...
- Allison Parker in the TV series Melrose Place
- Alison (or Alyson or Alys), given name of the Wife of Bath in Geoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey ChaucerGeoffrey Chaucer , known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey...
's The Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales are told as part of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together on a journey from Southwark to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at... - Alison Stewart (As the World Turns), a student nurse in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns
- Allison "Sonny" Munroe, lead character in Disney Channel Original series Sonny with a ChanceSonny With a ChanceSonny with a Chance is an American children's sitcom which aired on Disney Channel, created by Steve Marmel, that follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, who becomes the newest accepted cast member of her favorite live comedy show, So Random!.The series debuted...
- Alison DiLaurentis, one of the main characters in the series Pretty Little Liars
- Alison Fischer in Nam LeNam Le (writer)Nam Le is a Vietnamese-born Australian writer, who won the Dylan Thomas Prize for his book The Boat, a collection of short stories...
's "Halflead Bay", short story in The Boat - Alison Edgley, main character Stephanie Edgley's younger sister in the Skulduggery PleasantSkulduggery PleasantSkulduggery Pleasant is the debut novel of Irish playwright Derek Landy, published in 2007. It is the first of the Skulduggery Pleasant novels...
novel series
See also
- Alison (disambiguation)
- AllieAllieAllie is a unisex given name. It is a pet form of names beginning with Al. It can refer to:* Allie Reynolds , an American major league baseball pitcher...
(given name) - Allison (surname)Allison (surname)Allison is a family name of English and Scottish origin.When used as a given name it is traditionally masculine, as opposed to the feminine name Alison....
- AllysonAllysonAllyson is a given name and family name, a variant form of Alison.-People with the given name Allyson:* Allyson Araújo Santos , Brazilian football player* Allyson Felix , track and field sprint athlete...
(given name and surname) - Alyson (given name)Alyson (given name)-People with the given name Alyson:* Alyson , American singer* Alyson Annan , former field hockey player* Alyson Bailes , former English diplomat* Alyson Court , Canadian actress...