Alison

American  

[al-uh-suhn] / ˈæl ə sən /

noun

1. a first name, form of Alice.

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alison British  

/ ˈælɪsən /

noun

1. another name for sweet alyssum

2. a rare compact annual, Alyssum alyssoides, having small yellow flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

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Etymology

Origin of alison

altered from _alyssum

Example Sentences

The alarm was raised by resident Alison Jones and her husband, Alistair, who live just behind the club.

From BBC

“The Arctic Ocean is so full of multiyear ice, over such a vast region, that this will continue for many years,” said Alison Cook, geospatial data analyst and co-author of the study, now with the Scottish Association for Marine Science.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alison Porter-Garroch said she was at home when she saw the smoke coming from Mike Chesworth's unit and went to help people who were trying to put out the fire.

From BBC

She then went to visit another resident on the park, who spotted that Alison's home was also ablaze.

From BBC

Alison Phillips, 60 from Manchester, had to be taken to hospital on the third day of her trip and was diagnosed with advanced pneumonia and sepsis and has since spent more than two weeks in an induced coma.

From BBC