Allison
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Surname ALLISON

SOURCE: Given Name
USAGE: English, Scottish
PRONOUNCED: AL-i-sən
OTHER FORMS: Alison
CONTRIBUTOR: anonymous on 3/28/2014
LAST EDITOR: Beautiful Victory on 9/4/2014   [revision history]

Meaning & History

Patronymic from a Middle English male personal name, most likely ALLEN, but other possibilities include ELLIS or of a short form of ALEXANDER.
It could also be a matronymic of ALICE.