The boy's and girl's name Madison \m(a)-di-son\ is pronounced MAD-a-son. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "son of the mighty warrior". Also possibly variant of Madeline (Hebrew) "woman from Magdala", or surname derived from Matthew (Hebrew) "gift of the Lord" or Matilda (Old German) "mighty in battle". The mermaid heroine Madison in the hit film "Splash" probably influenced the use of the surname and boy's name as a girl's name.
Madison has 5 variant forms: Maddison, Madisen, Madisson, Madisyn and Madyson.
Madison is a popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
-www.thinkbabynames.com
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