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Alison

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Alison: Norman French, diminutive of Alice Meaning of Alice: German, "noble" Alison's Popularity in 2012: #273
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Alison has been long popular in Scotland and widely used here since the fifties; this more feminine medieval derivative of Alice has now far surpassed the original in popularity. But now sounds a tad dated in the U.S., with Alice poised to leapfrog back over Alison, Alicia and other variations.

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Alison DiLaurentis, character in the U.S. television series "Pretty Little Liars"

Nicknames & Variations for Alison

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