[Opinions] It's in Chaucer and elsewhere (m)
in reply to a message by queenv
It's the commonest medieval spelling AFAIK. Course there's plenty of others, because standardised spelling didn't really exist, but Alisoun in particular seems to crop up a lot in the texts I've seen.
I think it's as valid a variant as Alison, but I'm not particularly a fan of the name.
I think it's as valid a variant as Alison, but I'm not particularly a fan of the name.