Opinions on Alison/Allie?

[AlisonYayorNay]

Thanks strangely, we aren't as keen on Alice!

Alison is a great name.

❤️ Alison.

I'm not keen on Alison but Allie is a very cute nickname! If you like Alison go for it :)

Maybe some alternatives if you're not sure which could still have Allie as a nickname:

Alexandra
Allissa
Alexa
Alana
Alexia
Alaina
Alisha

I like it. DS would have been Alison if he had been a she.

I don't like Alison, as a child of the 70's it's just so dated and up there with names such as

Sharon
Tracey
Vicky
Joanne
Debbie
Clare

Dull and dated.

It's a lovely name and would be quite unusual and interesting now.

My 12yoDD is insistent that if she ever has a DD she'll be called Alison.. I went to school with loads of them so don't particularly love it.

I like it very much.

It's a very old name that dates back to the Middle Ages and was revived in the 20th century. I think it's due another revival.

I like it! It would be unusual nowadays.

Don't like it at all. Too 70s.

Allie is very sweet, but I don't like Alison at all. To me, it's very outdated still.

Allie could be short for Alice or Alexandra though, and I prefer those.

Alison is too 1970s. Don't like Ally. Although Alexandra could have nn of Ally.

Great name. I'm biased though as my name is Alison.

I really like it.

I really like it too - I think it's timeless. I am a bit biased, though, as it's my name as well , but I'm usually shortened to 'Ali'.

I'm not 1970's, by the way. And neither is my great aunt, also an Alison.

Love the name Alison and much prefer it to Alice which seems a bit meeker in comparison. Ali/Allie is a lovely shortening.

Oh and I love the song Alison by Elvis Costello, even though it's a bit sad. Always good to have a good namesake song!

I think it may just be ripe for a comeback!

Like it. Good strong name.

Alyssa
Alicia

A close family member (60s actually not 70s) is an Alison and always says how she hates her name because it's so of the time - she knows a lot of Alisons the same age.
There won't be many with that name these days though and actually I quite like it.

Not keen on Alison, or Alice either.

I'd go Allie short for Alexandra.

My best friend and sister in law are both Allysons I like it.

My gorgeous late granny (mum's mum) was Alison and she was the epitome of glamour to me as a little girl.

Love it.

Good name, makes me think of the Elvis Costello song - Allison