Meaning & Origin
A female given name.
Alyson is a girl's and boy's baby name of Old French origin, a medieval French form of Alice, from the Germanic Adalheidis, meaning 'noble nature' or 'of noble kind,' composed of adal (noble) and heid (nature, kind).
The Y spelling became particularly common in the late 20th century and gives this classic name a slightly more contemporary feel. Actress Alyson Hannigan — beloved for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and How I Met Your Mother — has been a prominent bearer, giving the name a warm, girl-next-door quality that suits it perfectly.