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HelpRe: Allison or Alison?
in reply to a message by Perrine
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.
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".
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".
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