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Alison or Allison is a given name, usually a feminine name in English-speaking countries. It was originally a medieval French nickname for ''Alis'', old form of Alice〔Albert Dauzat, ''Noms et prénoms de France'', Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 6a.〕〔 derived with the suffix ''-on'' or ''-son'' sometimes used in the former French nicknames such as Jeanson ("little Jean") or Pierson ("little Pierre"). The variant spelling Allison is the most common form in the United States.〔Katie Martin-Doyle, ''The Treasury of Baby Names'', Worth Press, Cambridge 2005. ISBN 978-1903025116〕 Other variations include Alisson, Allyson, Alyson, Alysson, Alicen and Alycen, with nicknames Allie, Alley, Alie, Ali, Ally, Aly, Aley 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 feminine.〔(Allison - Name Meaning and Origin ) ''Ancestry.com''〕 In countries including Brazil, Portugal and Indonesia, Alison and variant forms are also used as masculine given names. Alison, variant form Alizon, is a French surname.〔 ==Popularity== The name is first recorded in Scotland in the 12th century. It was popular until the early 19th century and, spelled Allison, was the 45th most common name given to baby girls in the United States in 2005 (Allyson was #253; Alison, #259; Alyson, #468; Allie, #256; Ally, #656; and Alice, #414).〔(Popular Names by Birth Year: Dec 2007 ) ''Ssa.gov''〕 In 1990 in the United States, Allison was the 228th most popular name for women of ''all'' ages; Alison was #347, Allyson, #775; Alyson, #981; Allie, #764; Ali, #2434; and Alice, #51.〔"(Most Common Female Names in the U.S. )" mongabay.com.〕 Alison in any spelling did not enter the top 100 baby names in 2005 in England and Wales.〔"(Most Popular Names for Births in England and Wales 2005 )". behindthename.com〕 Allison last entered the top 1000 baby names for males in the United States in 1946, when it ranked #968. In the 1910s it ranked from 667 to 981 with an average of #835, and in the first decade of the 20th century, it ranked as high as #927. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alison (given name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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