Allison

Meaning

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A township in Lawrence County, Illinois.
3. A community in Moncton Parish, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada.
4. A small city, the county seat of Butler County, Iowa.
5. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly before 1950 usage.
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. An unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado.
8. A female given name from the Germanic languages, of 1940s and later usage, variant of Alison.

Etymology / origin

From a Middle English diminutive form of Alan, Alexander or Alice + -son.

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