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Maddison

US/ˈmædɪsən/

Maddison proper noun: a surname originating as a matronymic.

Proper noun

Maddison (countable and uncountable, plural Maddisons)

  1. A surname originating as a matronymic.
  2. A female given name transferred from the surname, of mostly British usage, variant of Madison.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname, less common than the female name today.

Forms of Maddison

pluralMaddisons

Origin of Maddison

From Madde (a medieval diminutive of Maud and Magdalene) + -son.

Questions about Maddison

What does Maddison mean?
Maddison means a surname originating as a matronymic.
What part of speech is Maddison?
Maddison is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Maddison?
Maddison is pronounced /ˈmædɪsən/ (US).

Words near Maddison in the dictionary

  1. madding
  2. Maddingley
  3. maddingly
  4. Maddings
  5. maddish
  6. Maddison
  7. Maddisons
  8. Maddix
  9. Maddixes
  10. maddle
  11. maddled

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