Alison

From Old French Alison, brought to England by the Normans, diminutive of Aliz, equivalent to English Alice, from Old High German Adalhaid (“of noble kind”). Became Middle English Alisoun.

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Alison

1. A female given name.
   • 1951 translation by Nevill Coghill of: 13?? Geoffrey Chaucer: Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Prologue:

     He came up close and kneeling gently down

     He said, "My love, my dearest Alison,

     So help me God, I never again will hit

     You, love; and if I did, you asked for it.

• Lainos, aloins, anisol, anoils, sialon