Alson as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Alson

What is the meaning of the name Alson ?

The baby name Alson is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced AL-sən (IPA: /ˈæl.sən/).

Alson is English in Origin.

Alson is an English given name and occasional surname with several plausible etymological paths. Often interpreted as a contracted form of Alanson/Allanson, a patronymic meaning “son of Alan,” with Alan of Breton-Celtic origin and uncertain sense (“little rock,” “handsome,” or “harmony”). In other cases Alson reflects a spelling variant of Alston/Allston, tied to English place-names and the Old English elements elf + stan “stone” or tun “settlement.” It may also parallel Alison/Allison, the medieval French diminutive of Alice from Germanic Adalheidis, “noble kind.”

The name appears sporadically from the 18th to early 20th centuries in Britain and North America, especially New England; notable bearers include Alson Sherman (1811–1903), mayor of Chicago, and the painter Alson S. Clark (1876–1949). Related forms and variants include Alanson, Allanson, Alston, Allison; nicknames Al and Sonny. Usage today is rare and largely masculine.