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?

My sister is Alison. She gets called Al or Allie. I hate her being called Allie (he DP does that) though. I do not know anyone under the age of 25 called Alison (1 L please not 2) so she will be most likely the only one in her class which would be nice given the amount of Lilys Roses and Isabelles.

My name is Allison with 2 'ls'.
The double 'l' caused me no end of grief when I was a kid. I couldn't get anything with my name spelled correctly on it. My brother and sister had no such problems.
Now that I am in Australia, it seems that Allison is the more common way to spell it. I am slowly getting out of the habit of saying my name and then adding "that's with 2 'ls'".

I'm an Alison and having read your postings, I have to say, I'm edgy (had piercings and a psycho-billy quiff at 20), brainy (masters degree)and yet slightly overweight (size 14). Still, i love my name. I have always hated Ali though and have always been shortened by very close friends to 'Al'. And I what's with this 70's thing? I was born in 1968. My middle name is Jane by the way, which i have never liked.

Its not that I dislike Alison but I do think its a bit dull. There SO many other lovely names you could choose from beginning with an A.

Ava
Anna
Annabel
Alice
Alicia
Amber
Amellia
Amelie

Another Alyson here, yes the 'Y' has been a pain at times, but I have to say I like it now, more unusual - the only thing I hate is being called Al - Aly is great, though only used by close friends and family. I've always thought it as slightly staid - and particularly hated encountering other alisons... being in work places where I was refered to as Aly.D for example... however its rare at the moment its the Isobels / Graces/Sophias who will have to add their initial to their names in the future at school /work I guess

It wouldn't be anywhere near my top thirty names that I'd give to a child.

It's not that I hate it, but it just doesn't inspire me. Alison Mosshart of The Kills is pretty cool and even she doesn't make me want to give it to a child.

Having said that Alison has some good points going for it; no Alison I've ever known has ever been a walkover, they're usually strong willed and opinionated and it's a name that I'd easily expect to see on a list of top women in business. They're a feisty lot!

In my mind it falls into the same group as Caroline, Rachel, Karen, Ruth, Amanda etc. A bit 70s/80's.
If you like it though, go for it. The whole naming business is so superficial. It only takes a designer to name a handbag or shoe 'Alison', then a celebrity to name a baby after their mother and then perhaps a character in a film to be named that and people start to change their opinion of a name and think that they are completely original in liking that name! In twenty years from now, it probably will be fashionable.

LOVE it. and much nicer than Alice IMO.

Would have had it for one of my dds if I'd had my way but there was a Bad Alison at my dps school- so he refused!