Meaning and origin of Madison

Origin: English
Meaning: Surname derived from Matthew: (gift of Jah) or Matilda: (strong fighter). The mermaid heroine of the film 'Splash. '.
Origin: English
Meaning: Surname derived from Matthew 'gift of God' or from Matilda 'strong fighter.'.
Origin: Teutonic
Meaning: Son of Maud.
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Meaning and origin of Madison

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).
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Meaning and origin of Madison

Madison
English
Mixed
`son of a mighty warrior`

Madison is a English boys and girls name.
The meaning of the name is `son of a mighty warrior`.



Where is it used?
The name Madison is mainly used in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Madyson (In English (Modern))
Madisyn (In English (Modern))
Maddison (In English)

Statistics
The name Madison was given to 19986 babies in the USA in 2004. Madison was the number 13 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 202 babies making it the number 859 name that year.
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