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Son of Maud; Matthew's son |
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(MA dih son) [Guide] |
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Transferred use of the surname meaning "son of Maud"; and also perhaps "Mad's son", Mad being a common pet form of Matthew during the Middle Ages.
Although Madison, today, is given as a name to both genders, it isn't a legitimate unisex name as it's meaning is masculine.
James Madison was the fourth US President.
Madison as a girls name was first introduced as a first name in the Tom Hanks movie "Splash" (1984). In the film, Daryl Hannah's character takes her name from Madison Avenue after walking past a road sign. Hanks' character comments that it is not a real name as, since at the time, it was a rather unusual name for a woman. In the years since the film was released in theatres and video, the name's popularity has skyrocketed. |
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Popularity Rank of Madison | US top 1000 names since 1880 |
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Madison - Rankings by Year |
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The name meaning of Madison and the name origin of Madison have been reviewed by our name experts.
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