Alison?

[MrsHappy]

I thought I had the name thing sussed (which with 14 weeks to go is pretty good) but lately find myself really liking "Alison". I know it's kind of 70s -there were heaps of them at school and I am in my 30s - but somehow I imagine my Alison to be sparky and outgoing. How do others see it?

Ha ha - my 8 year old like this name - you might be 20 years ahead of your time for this one to be cool again! DD and all her mates will be using it in 20 years!

Prefer Alice tbh. Its ok though.

I like it. Possibly because of very positive associations: every Alison I know is brainy.

I just thought of Elvis Costello ! nice name - ,my 60 yr old cousin is called that...I like Allie and Alice

Oooh yes - Elvis Costello.
I think of Alison as quite edgy which I think is why I like it so much, whereas Alice I just don't like at all (it's too soft).

My cousin Alison is a very dynamic person btw !

I'm an Alison. I'll leave you to make of that what you will ... !

She'd be the only one in her class, that's for sure.

Ali/Allie is very cool.

I think that it is a name that will become very trendy again in the future. Like daisy/molly/rose/lily enjoying revivals at the moment.

Ali is just a cool name!

it's lovely and a very refreshing change from all the Graces and Olivias and Charlottes and Lucys

I don't like it much, not keen on the ...son names, I hate Ali also.

I love it.

i dunno if i think it is boring or not. I think Alyson looks slightly more interesting...NN Lissy or Ally.

I love Alison (but I love lots of 70s names!). I would spell it the traditional way (spelling names with a y instead of an i dates them more imo - that is very 70s!) and shorten it to Ali when she is little if Alison seems too grown-up...

I really like it - reminds me of a lemonheads song - "Alison's Starting to Happen" - it's lovely and very different, compared to all the current popular names.

I like it and don't spell it any other way like Alysson or Allisonne. I know an Allison and even that looks wrong to me

Thanks all - I am surprised how many people like it (because it is quite 70s and those names are not exactly trendy right now...), but then I am surprised how much I like it too! Although I am slightly disturbed by Mrswoolf's irrational hatred...

Squeaver - that's exactly what I say whenever someone tells me they have named their baby something hideous!

Jem - I used to love Evan Dando

Hocuspontas - I agree with you re spelling. There will be no random ys or extra letters whatever we go with, I promise!

Like it a lot

Thanks, mrswoolf - did you read that I had posted it is my name?

I think the 70s names are ripe for a comeback; we must have used up all the old lady names by now, surely. I quite like Alison, but don't mess with the spelling.

Susan
Karen
Julie

Pretty names, which became so overused people stopped appreciating them.

all the Alison's I know are fat

I reckon you're right Pyrocanthus - I met a new baby called Lisa the other day. You don't get many of those these days...

fuck off Ronald!