Madison (name)
| Pronunciation | mad-ih-sun |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Son of Matthew" Alternately = "Son of Maude" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Maddison, Matheson, Mathieson, Mathison, Matthew |
Madison is a surname of English origin, which has become a popular given name in the United States. Madison, commonly spelled Maddison in Northeastern England, is a variant of Mathieson, meaning son of Matthew, although possibly occasionally standing for son of Maddy, where Maddy is a pet form of Maud.[1]
Madison is also used as a given name. As a name, it has become popular for girls in recent decades. Its rise is generally attributed to the 1984 release of the film Splash.[2] From a practically non-existent girl's name before 1985, Madison rose to being the second-most-popular name given to female babies in 2001.[3] It has since declined in popularity as a girl's name, however, slipping to seventh place by 2009.[3]
As a masculine given name, Madison can be found within the top 1,000 names for boys in the United States 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 boy's given name.[3]
Surname
- James Madison, fourth President of the United States
- Dolley Madison, the wife of James Madison
- George Madison, the Governor of Kentucky
- Guy Madison, an actor
- Helene Madison, a swimmer
- Holly Madison, an American model
- James Madison (bishop), the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, the eighth president of the College of William and Mary, a cousin of the President of the United States (James Madison)
- James G. Madison, known as the Mad Hatter (bank robber), a convicted bank robber in New Jersey
- James Jonas Madison, a U.S. Navy commander
- James Madison, Sr., the father of the American President
- Joe Madison, a political activist
- Keith Madison, American college baseball coach
- Kelly Madison, a pornographic film actress
- Lucy Foster Madison, an American novelist
- Martha Madison, an actress
- Sam Madison, an American football player
- Talia Madison, an alternate ring name of American professional wrestler Jamie Szantyr (born 1981), best known as Velvet Sky
- Tianna Madison, an American athlete
Given name
Male
- George Madison Adams (1837-1920), U.S. representative from Kentucky
- Frederick Madison Allen (1879-1964), doctor
- Madison Smartt Bell (born 1957), novelist
- Madison Bumgarner (born 1989), Major League Baseball pitcher
- James Madison Carpenter (1888-1983), Methodist minister, scholar
- Silas Madison (born 1998), Biologist, Anthropologist, Poet
- Madison Cooper (1894-1956), American businessman
- Clarence Madison Dally (1865-1904), American glassblower
- James Madison DeWolf (1843-1876), surgeon
- Madison Grant (1865-1937), lawyer, eugenicist, and conservationist
- Madison Hedgecock (born 1981), American football player
- Madison Hemings (1805-1877), son of Thomas Jefferson's slave/mistress Sally Hemings
- James Madison Hughes (1809-1861), U.S. representative from Missouri
- Madison Hughes (born 1992), American rugby player
- Madison Jones (born 1925), author
- Omer Madison Kem (1855-1942), Nebraska Populist politician
- James Madison Leach (1815-1891), U.S. representative from North Carolina
- Madison Marye (1925-2016), American politician
- James Madison Morton, Jr. (1869-1940), American federal judge
- James Madison Pendleton (1811-1891), Baptist preacher, educator, and theologian
- Madison S. Perry (1814-1865), fourth governor of Florida
- James Madison Porter (1793-1862), United States Secretary of War
- Frederick Madison Roberts (1879-1952), mortician
- James Madison Robertson (died 1891), artillery officer in the United States Army
- Frederick Madison Smith (1874-1946), American religious leader and author
- Madison Washington (circa 19th century), instigator of slave revolt
- James Madison Wells (1808-1899), governor of Louisiana
- William Madison Whittington (1878-1962), Democratic politician from Mississippi
- William Madison Wood (1858-1926), mill owner
Fictional
- Madison Jeffries, comic book character in Alpha Flight
- Madison "Mad" Twatter, minor character, played by Stephen Walters in British drama television series Skins.
Female
- Madison
- Madison (wrestler), stage name, (debut 2001)
- Madison Brengle (born 1990), American tennis player
- Madison Browne, Australian international netball player
- Madison Cross (born 1992), singer/actress
- Madison Davenport (born 1996), American actress and singer
- Madison De La Garza, child actress, younger sister of Demi Lovato
- Madison Hubbell (born 1991), American ice dancer
- Madison Keys (born 1995), American tennis player
- Madison McReynolds (born 1993), American actress
- J. Madison Wright Morris (1984–2006), American actress
- Madison Nguyen, American politician
- Madison Pettis (born 1998), American actress
- Madison Rayne (born 1986; real name Ashley Simmons), American professional wrestler
- Madison Stone (born 1965), adult film actress, stage name from the late 1980s (often credited simply as "Madison")
- Madison Young, US porn star
- Madison Ziegler, child dancer from reality show, Dance Moms
- Madisyn
- Madisyn Shipman (born 2002), American actress
Fictional characters
- Madison, the mermaid in the film Splash and its sequel Splash, Too
- Madison Duarte, in the television series South of Nowhere (2005-present)
- Madison Sinclair, in the television series Veronica Mars (2004-present)
- Madison Rocca, the Blue Ranger in the television series Power Rangers Mystic Force
- Madison Paige, a fictional character in Heavy Rain.
- Madison McCarthy, cheerleader on Glee
- Madison Montgomery, character played by Emma Roberts in the television series American Horror Story: Coven
- Madison Clark, character played by Kim Dickens in the television series Fear The Walking Dead
See also
- Maddison, a surname and given name
References
- ^ P. H. Reaney; R. M. Wilson (1991). A dictionary of English surnames (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 293. ISBN 0-415-05737-X.
- ^ "How a 'Splash' Joke Lead to the 'Madison' Baby Name Boom". Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- ^ a b c "Popular Baby Names". Social Security Administration.
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