Madison

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The name was derived from an English surname associated with former president James Madison and his wife Dolley. It was influenced by actress Daryl Hannah in the 1984 film, "Splash," whose character adopted the name after seeing a street sign for Madison Avenue in New York. It debuted on the popularity chart in 1985. , Son Of Matthew

Popularity: Girls Ranked #8 in 2010; See More Popularity Rankings
Origin: English
Gender: Unisex
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Variations: Mackenzie +; Maddox +; + Add a Variation
Alternative Spellings: Maddison +; Madisen +; Madissyn +; Madisyn +; Madyson +; + Add an Alternative
Nicknames: Submitted by: hea_ther1975
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Mad +; Submitted by: ja-ma-mie
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Madda +; Submitted by: jerkyjosh
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maddi +; Maddie +; Submitted by: white_jess
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Maddy +; Submitted by: hea_ther1975
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Famous Madisons: "Billy Madison" (film); Holly Madison; + Add a Famous Madison
Sibling Name Ideas: Submitted by: tamara.raby
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Comments (27)

kissing8bumble1 wrote:

My Daughters are quadrooplits (i think thats how you spell it) and their names were Madison,Kassi,Adelaide,and Poppy

1/31/2012 07:09:29 PM Report Abuse

jerkyjosh wrote:

our daughter was born july 13, 2011. madison leigh, or maddi

1/12/2012 01:15:59 PM Report Abuse

bsmitty2792 wrote:

Our daughter was born in December of '08 and we named her Madison Noelle. Fits her perfectly and we call her Maddie for short.

1/4/2012 08:00:58 PM Report Abuse

saralimmer wrote:

we are having a little girl due december 2nd and we are naming her addison marie. we both fell in love with the name addison and marie is a family name on his side of the family

11/19/2011 01:16:06 AM Report Abuse

jennifercasey79 wrote:

i loved the name addison and thats what i named my little girl

11/17/2011 05:08:45 PM Report Abuse