Given name

Alisoun

Alisoun is a feminine given name from Old French. It is used in Middle English.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Alisoun comes from Old French.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Middle English usage, Alisoun is a diminutive of Aliz.

Alisoun’s family of names

In Middle English usage, Alisoun is a diminutive of Aliz. In Middle English usage, Alisoun has a conventional equivalent in the English form Alison.

Walk Alisoun’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Old French

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Old French

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Old French

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Germanic

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English · Nature

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“resembling the sweetbrier flower”

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Old French

Kaðlín

Kaðlín is a feminine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Old French. It is used in Icelandic.

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>99% girls

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