just wondering...

[sunshinefleur.livejournal.com]

which spelling do you prefer -- Alison or Allison?

ETA: Maitlynn isn't a real name, right? I know someone who says she's going to name her baby that, and I think it's awful :(

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[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Allison. The double L looks more complete.

Maitland is a real name. Maitlynn looks like a bastardized version of Caitlin.

[harinakshi.livejournal.com]

Agreed, Alison doesn't look complete at all to me.

[forthemorrow.livejournal.com]

Alison is actually the female version, Allison used to be the male version (pre-1960). I just read this actually. And every Alison I ever knew was just one 'l'. Both are female names now, however. : )

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

To me, Alison looks like it would be the male name. Names are funny things.

[forthemorrow.livejournal.com]

I agree actually, you would have thought it was the other way around. : )

[moldycelery.livejournal.com]

Alison and any variant was never a male name. It was a diminutive for Alice used by the Normans (-on was one of their diminutive endings, also seen in Marion).