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Alison as a first name as I view Allison as a surname

Alice.

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Lol Allison but I don't like either spelling because I don't care for the name. Allison just looks more like a real name than Alison. Neither is a terrible spelling but I don't love either. Something just looks wrong for both spellings and changing the I to a Y looks even worse.

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This message was edited 11/24/2016, 11:41 PM

I'd spell it Alison because I'm in the UK and that's the usual spelling of it. I know a lot of Alisons here but have never come across an Allison. I also think Alison looks nicer but that could be because I'm used to seeing that spelling.

Allison. Alison looks like it's missing something.

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Allyson is my preferred spelling though.

Allison looks more complete.

I think Allison looks more finished. I prefer that.

Decidedly Alison. Allison has too many straight lines in a row and makes my eyes buggy.

Today I prefer Allison. It looks more complete and smooth. Alison is more springy. But I do like both spellings. I really like Allison in general. It has always ended up on my list for use in real life.

Alison, mostly because I'm a fan of Alison Mosshart.

I don't much like the name to begin with, but Allison looks more complete to me...possibly because of Ellis / Ellison?

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I think I'm just more familiar the double L version.

This message was edited 11/23/2016, 8:18 AM

Allison, it just looks nicer

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:)

Alison, the extra 'l' seems unnecessary. It is derived from Alice, after all.

Alison. It's the usual spelling here in the UK and Allison is usually a surname. If you look at the popularity, it seems to be more common than Alison though in the US - I wonder why?

Alison.

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The extra 'l' looks added for the sake of it and silly. And for some reason makes it look like a surname, though I'm pretty sure that I'm being influenced by Allinson's which is a bread making company...

Caveat: I don't like the name to begin with. But if I had to, Alison. Maybe it's just what I'm used to because Alison was the name of my best friend when I was a teenager and that's how she (or her parents actually) spelled it. But also, it just seems more "authentic", like the extra L is just a frilly add-on.

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Not saying it is more authentic, just that it seems that way to me. Speaking of authenticity, I've also known an Alisoun. She was the girlfriend, later wife, of one of my husband's friends. The friend explained it was spelled that way because that spelling was medieval and more authentic, and her parents were into Chaucer. My husband and I always jokingly pronounced her name A-lis-OWN, with the last syllable rhyming with "brown".

Allison!

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I love this name. The way it looks spelled this way, just looks more complete to me than Alison does.

Alison. It looks neater to me, though I don't feel strongly either way.