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Revision as of 20:41, 20 May 2009

Madison
Gender: Male and female
Origin: English
Meaning: Beautiful Woman with bulgy eyes and big butt

Traditionally, Madison – commonly Maddison (double-D) in the North East region of England – was a surname, meaning son of Maud (Reaney & Wilson, 1997). "Maud" is a pet form of Matilda.[1]

Madison has become a very popular female given name in the United States. According to the Social Security Administration's statistics, from a practically non-existent girl's name before 1985, Madison rose to being the second most popular name given to female babies in 2002[citation needed]. This phenomenal rise in popularity has been attributed to the 1984 movie Splash, where Daryl Hannah played a mermaid who adopted the name 'Madison' in her human form after seeing a street sign for Madison Avenue (named of course for the former President). When the selection is made, Tom Hanks' character initially protests: "But Madison isn't a name!"

Madison is also a male given name. According to the Social Security Administration, Madison can be found within the top 1,000 names for boys up until about 1952. Madison returned to the top 1,000 ranked boy's names in 1987, remaining there through 1999, and it also was the 858th most common boys' name in 2004, but it remains uncommon as a male given name in the United States.

Nicknames

Mad, Maddy, Madek, Madis

Surname

Given name

Male

Fictional

Female

Fictional characters

References

  1. ^ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Madison

Reaney, P.J. & Wilson, R.N. (1997) A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University Press.

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