Alison, Allison, Allyson are all variants of the feminine French name Alice, which itself is rooted in the Germanic name Adelaide. It means "noble" "graceful" and "kind". Source found on name history's and History of names website.
Personally, love the name. It is unique but not in a “look at how weird I can spell” kind of way. But definitely not finding this name on a keychain in a gift shop. There are definitely more Allyson’s than I thought. It’s a fun name for fun girls that have their head on right!
The Hon. Allyson Maynard Gibson, QC, is a Bahamian barrister, politician, and community rights advocate, particularly with regard to laws affecting women and children. From 2012 to 2017 she was the attorney general and Minister for Legal Affairs of The Bahamas, and leader of government business in the Senate of the Bahamas. From 2002 to 2007, she served as Minister of Financial Services and Investments in the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) administration.
Allyson Felix, OLY, is an American track and field athlete, who specialized in the 200 meters sprint from 2003 to 2013 and then gradually shifted to the 400 meters sprint later in her career. Her racing repertoire also spans the 100 meters, 4 × 100 meters relay, and 4 × 400 meters relay. At 200 meters, Felix is the 2012 Olympic champion, a three-time world champion (2005–2009), a two-time Olympic silver medalist (2004 and 2008), and the 2011 world bronze medalist. At 400 meters, she is the 2015 world champion, 2011 world silver medalist, 2016 Olympic silver medalist, 2017 world bronze medalist, and 2020 Olympic bronze medalist. Across the short distances, Felix is a ten-time U.S. national champion (2004, 2005, 2007–2012, 2015, and 2016).
Allyson Brooke Hernandez, known by her stage name Ally Brooke, is an American singer. She is a member of the girl group Fifth Harmony. Brooke began to establish herself in 2017 as a solo artist, featuring on Lost Kings' "Look at Us Now" with rapper ASAP Ferg. She released the single "Perfect" with DJ Topic in January 2018. In March 2018, she sang a medley of songs from Oscar-winning films at the red carpet pre-show of the 90th Academy Awards. Following Fifth Harmony's indefinite hiatus, Brooke signed a record deal with Atlantic. She released "Vámonos", with Kris Kross Amsterdam and Messiah, in November 2018.
Personally, it's an okay-ish name. The "One or two L's?" and the "Is it spelled with an I or a Y?" can get old really fast. Most people nowadays will just assume how the name is spelled instead of asking how it's spelled. But besides those inconveniences, it's an alright name.
― Anonymous User 5/13/2022
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Allyson or Allison. Both spellings lead to a beautiful name.
― Anonymous User 8/13/2020
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I like this spelling better than Alison or Allison, plus I had a teacher I liked when I was younger and this was her name.
― Anonymous User 7/4/2020
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Gender: MasculineUsages: Brazilian (Rare)(Information from name #337659 originally submitted by user LionB3)
― Anonymous User 6/19/2020
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I like this spelling although I prefer Allison. Also my mom had a friend named Allyson growing up and I think it’s cute. My aunt's name is Allison and sometimes we call her Allie but honestly, I just like Allison on its own. I think that Alisson and Allisson are really weird. I once knew a girl named Allisyn.
I personally think this is the prettiest spelling of the name. My very closest friend is Allyson, and I love it! I'm planning on using it with my own children someday. Anyways, I think this is a gorgeous spelling. And makes the most sense for the nickname "Ally."
― Anonymous User 1/7/2010
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I think Allyson is a great name. One of my best friend's name was spelled Allysen. I think she should be proud of the way her name is spelt with an "e" instead of an "o". It makes it look more feminine in my opinion.
It looks like the parents wanted to name their daughter Ally, but decided she needed a "formal" name, so they tacked -son onto the end. Blah. I much prefer the older, more elegant forms of Allyson - Alison, Alice, and Adelaide.
My twin sister's name is Alyson, but it was supposed to be Allyson, but when the people in the hospital were tranferring her name into the computer, the lady left out the second l, so now she's Alyson Marie. Oh well. I think she'd be evil even if she had both ls.
This happens to be how my name is spelt and I love it. And no name is meant to be spelt a certain way, it is original and I am very proud to have it. It's a classic name. Seems anyone with the name Allyson or the variant of it spell their nickname as Ally. As do many other names such Alexandra. The name is popular and is the orginal owner of the nickname Ally. Unlike many other names that use it. It's a great name.
― Anonymous User 2/25/2007
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It is meant to be spelt Alison, whoever made this spelling up, trying to be original but just not.
Source found on name history's and History of names website.