Allison

Type Surname (from given name)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈæl.ɪ.sən/ [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "son of Alan" or "son of Alexander" (as well as other given names beginning with Al).

Related Names

VariantsAlan, Alexander, Allan, Allen, Sanders, Sanderson, Saunders

Other Languages & CulturesAleksandrov, Aleksandrova(Bulgarian) Alexandersen, Sander(Danish) Alexandre(French) Sander(German) Sándor(Hungarian) Alexandersson(Icelandic) Mac Alastair, McAlister(Irish) Alessandri(Italian) Alexandersen(Norwegian) Alexandre(Portuguese) Alexandrescu, Sandu(Romanian) Aleksandrov, Aleksandrova(Russian) Alan, Allan, Allen, McAlister, Saunders(Scottish) MacAlastair(Scottish Gaelic) Alexandersson, Alexanderson(Swedish)

Given Name DescendantAllison(English)

Categories

Blues Hall of Fame inductees, ends in -son, keyboardists, rhetoricians, U.S. senators

Entry updated December 1, 2024