Also, since the blood in your body is a lot darker, the veins appear darker. You may also notice that different sized blood vessels appear to be different colors. Another thing it can depend on is how you see color and how your brain perceives certain color against the color of your skin.
What does Allison mean? Allison [al-li-son] as a girls' name (also used less widely as boys' name Allison) is of Old German derivation, and Allison means noble, exalted. Allison is an alternate spelling of Alice (Old German). Allison is also a variant of Alison (Old German).
Some famous bearers of this name include: Shelby Harris. In the U.S. in 2015, it ranked 299 in baby name popularity for girls with 1,071 occurrences. It ranked 3,476 in baby name popularity for boys with 32 occurrences. In contrast, the year before it ranked 294 in baby name popularity for girls with 1,107 occurrences. It ranked 3,201 in baby name popularity for boys with 35 occurrences. The trend's your friend. See how Shelby has changed in popularity since 1880 by visiting the Shelby Name Popularity Page.