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in reply to a message by LMS
Actually in medieval times Allison was a vernacular of Alice, so it was originally a girls name. I can see where you're coming from, though.
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Not true about Allison.
Actually, Allison has two origins.
One is etymologically feminine, of French origin. Alice --> Alicen (French diminuitive) --> Alison (Scottish spelling of Alicen after Norman invasion of Britain). The spelling Allison is a variant.
One is etymologically masculine, of Anglo-Saxon origin. Allison means "son of Al" (or probably other Al- names) or "son of Alice."
Actually, Allison has two origins.
One is etymologically feminine, of French origin. Alice --> Alicen (French diminuitive) --> Alison (Scottish spelling of Alicen after Norman invasion of Britain). The spelling Allison is a variant.
One is etymologically masculine, of Anglo-Saxon origin. Allison means "son of Al" (or probably other Al- names) or "son of Alice."
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