Thursday, August 2, 2007

Meaning and origin of Allison

Allison, which may come from a medieval Norman nickname for Alice, meaning "noble type", or from the Irish name "Iseult", meaning "fair lady".

Surname
Bernard Allison, a blues musician
Bobby Allison, a race car driver
Davey Allison, a race car driver
Donnie Allison, a race car driver
Dorothy Allison, American novelist
Dot Allison, a Scottish singer/songwriter
Graham T. Allison, professor of international relations
Jason Allison, professional ice hockey player
several people named John Allison
June Allyson, American film and television actress
Luther Allison, a blues musician
Malcolm Allison, football manager
Mose Allison, is an American jazz pianist and singer

Given name
Allison Angel, a nude teen model
Allison Crowe, a modern musician
Allison Fisher, British snooker champion
Allison Holker, a contemporary jazz dancer
Allison Mack, a German actress
Allison Munn, an American actress
Allison Scagliotti-Smith, an American actress
Allison Taylor, a cartoon character in the television series The Simpsons
Allison Taylor, fictional President of the USA in the television series 24
Allison Vernon-Williams, the female lead character on the movie Cry-Baby
Willis Allison Carto, an American far right political figure

Companies
Allison Engine Company
Allison Transmission

Other
Tropical Storm Allison (disambiguation), the name of several tropical cyclones
Allison (song), a song by the Pixies from their 1990 album Bossanova

See also
Alison
-http://en.wikipedia.org

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