# Alison

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈælɪsən/ · frequency rank #10,161

## Definitions
1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname.
3. A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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

## Easily confused with
- **also** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alison-vs-also)
- **Alon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alison-vs-alon)
- **arson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alison-vs-arson)
- **Alton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alison-vs-alton)
- **Anson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alison-vs-anson)
- **anion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alison-vs-anion)
- **arisen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alison-vs-arisen)
- **Alston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alison-vs-alston)
- **Allison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alison-vs-allison)
- **alien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alien-vs-alison)
- **align** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/align-vs-alison)
- **Albion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albion-vs-alison)
- **Alisha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alisha-vs-alison)
- **Addison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/addison-vs-alison)
- **alimony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alimony-vs-alison)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ailson`, `aliosn`, `alisno`, `alisonn`, `alisson`, `alsion`, `laison`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alison