Addison
/ˈædɪsən/US[ˈæɾɪsən]
Addison proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.
Proper noun
Addison (countable and uncountable, plural Addisons)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A female given name transferred from the surname popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison.
- My name is Addison Jane Dawson, but you can call me Addy; everyone else does. I was named after my great grandfather, Addison Jay Dawson, - - -2009, J. Scott Romig, The Lookout Tree, Author House, →ISBN, page 1
- A town in Winston County, Alabama, United States.
- A town in Addison County, Vermont, United States, named after the poet Joseph Addison.
- Synonym of Webster Springs, West Virginia; this is actually the official name, after landowner Addison McLaughlin.
- Synonyms:
- Webster Springs, West Virginia
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Addison Township.
Synonyms of Addison
Forms of Addison
| plural | Addisons |
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Origin of Addison
A patronymic surname from a medieval diminutive form of Adam + -son.
Words formed from Addison
Questions about Addison
- What does Addison mean?
- Addison means a surname transferred from the given name.
- What part of speech is Addison?
- Addison is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Addison?
- Addison is pronounced /ˈædɪsən/.
Words near Addison in the dictionary
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