Definitions for alison
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1. Alisonnoun

   A female given name from the Germanic languages.

   He came up close and kneeling gently down

2. Etymology: From Old French Alison, brought to England by the Normans, diminutive of Aliz, equivalent to English Alice, from Old High German Adalhaid ("of noble kind"). Became Middle English Alisoun.

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1. Alison

   Alison is a song written by and first recorded by Elvis Costello in 1977 for his debut album on Stiff Records. Costello claimed the song was written as an ode to a woman he saw working at a supermarket, though he has remained vague on the meaning. Though Costello's single never charted, it has become one of his most famous tracks. Linda Ronstadt, who covered the song and released her version in 1979, had a moderate hit with it. There have also been several other cover versions of this song.

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1. alison

   Song lyrics by alison -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by alison on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. ALISON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Alison is ranked #32123 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Alison surname appeared 718 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Alison.
   
   77.7% or 558 total occurrences were White.
   9.3% or 67 total occurrences were Black.
   5.8% or 42 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.4% or 32 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'alison' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4375

Anagrams for alison »

1. anisol

2. anolis

How to pronounce alison?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say alison in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of alison in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of alison in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of alison in a Sentence

1. Lee Zeldin:

   Thank you to everyone who reached out following tonight’s attack in Fairport, someone tried to stab me on stage during this evening’s rally, but fortunately, I was able to grab his wrist and stop him for a few moments until others tackled him. I’m ok, and Alison Esposito, and all other attendees are safe. The attacker is in custody. Grateful for the attendees who stepped up quickly to assist and the law enforcement officers who quickly responded. I’m as resolute as ever to do my part to make New York safe again. This suspect will likely be right back out on the street immediately.

2. Barbara Parker:

   Alison would be really mad at me if I didn't take this on, and I promise you, these people are messing with the wrong family. We are going to effect a change.

3. Davida Perry:

   If Alison Sullivan have some sort of agreement that has a different notice period then Alison Sullivan should follow that because Alison Sullivan could lose out on other benefits that Alison Sullivan might be entitled to.

4. Chris Hurst:

   I hate to be the one to tell you this, but Alison died.

5. Amy Dudley:

   Senator Kaine is heartbroken by the horrific shooting that took the lives of Alison Parker and Adam Ward and seriously injured Vicki Gardner. Senator Kaine has not yet reached out to the victims' families out of respect for their space and privacy during this difficult time of grieving. At the appropriate time, he looks forward to working side-by-side with the families and all Virginians who want to push tougher legislation through Congress to reduce gun violence and prevent such tragedies from happening here and across the country.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Alison
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html