Details for the forename Alison

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Alison (female)


Pet Name(s):	Ali (F) Alley (F) Allie (F) Ally (F) Elsie (F)
Derivative of:	Alice (F) Alicia (F)
Can be spelt:	Alisoun (F) Allison (F) Allyson (F) Alyson (F)
Masculine form:	Allison (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Personal communications [AL]
Notes:	Alison was originally a Scottish diminutive for Alice which is from Old French & German, "nobility". However, it is now widely found as a given name throughout the English-speaking world. Elsie is a rare pet name for Alison. Alisoun is a rare medieval spelling [noted by personal correspondent [AL].