Traditionally, Madison –commonly Maddison (double-D) in the North East region of England–was a surname, meaning son of Maud (Reaney & Wilson, 1997). "Maud" is a pet form of Matilda.
Madison has become a very popular female given name in the United States. According to the Social Security Administration's statistics, from a practically non-existent girl's name before 1985, Madison rose to being the second most popular name, after Emily, given to female babies in 2001. This phenomenal rise in popularity has been attributed to the 1984 movie Splash , where Daryl Hannah played a mermaid who adopted the name 'Madison' in her human form after seeing a street sign for Madison Avenue. When the selection is made, Tom Hanks's character initially protests: "But Madison isn't a name!"
Madison is also a male given name . According to the Social Security Administration, Madison can be found within the top 1,000 names for boys up until about 1952. Madison returned to the top 1,000 ranked boy's names in 1987, remaining there through 1999, and it also was the 858th most common boys' name in 2004, but it remains uncommon as a male given name in the United States.
Nicknames
Mad, Maddy (also spelled Maddie, Maddi or Madi), Madek, Madis, Mad-Mad, even known as Madie,Maddz,Madz,mad-Maddie,mad-Maddz, mad-Madi,mad-Maddi, or known by the boy name of Matt,Matty.
Surname
- James Madison, fourth President of the United States
- Dolley Madison, the wife of James Madison
- George Madison, governor of Kentucky
- Guy Madison, actor
- Helene Madison, swimmer
- Holly Madison, American model
- James Madison (bishop), first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, eighth president of the College of William and Mary, cousin of the U.S. president
- James G. Madison, known as the Mad Hatter (bank robber), convicted New Jersey bank robber
- James Jonas Madison, naval commander
- James Madison, Sr., father of the U.S. president
- Joe Madison, activist
- Kelly Madison, adult film actress
- Martha Madison, actress
- Sam Madison, American football player
- Talia Madison, the professional wrestler Velvet Sky
- Tianna Madison, African American athlete
Given name
Male
- George Madison Adams (1837/1920), U.S. representative from Kentucky
- Frederick Madison Allen (1879/1964), doctor
- Madison Smartt Bell (1957/), novelist
- James Madison Carpenter (1888/1983), Methodist minister, scholar
- Madison Cawein (1865/1914), poet
- Madison Cooper (1894/1956), American businessman
- Clarence Madison Dally (1865/1904), American glassblower
- James Madison DeWolf (1843/1876), surgeon
- Madison Grant (1865/1937), lawyer, eugenicist, and conservationist
- Madison Hedgecock (1981/), American football player
- Madison Hemings (1805/1877), son of Thomas Jefferson's slave Sally Hemings
- James Madison Hughes (1809/1861), U.S. representative from Missouri
- Madison Jones (1925/), author
- Omer Madison Kem (1855/1942), Nebraska Populist politician
- James Madison Leach (1815/1891), U.S. representative from North Carolina
- James Madison Morton, Jr. (1869/1940), American federal judge
- James Madison Pendleton (1811/1891), Baptist preacher, educator, and theologian
- Madison S. Perry (1814/1865), fourth governor of Florida
- James Madison Porter (1793/1862), United States Secretary of War
- Frederick Madison Roberts (1879/1952), mortician
- James Madison Robertson (/1891), artillery officer in the United States Army
- Frederick Madison Smith (1874/1946), American religious leader and author
- Madison Washington (circa 19th century), instigator of slave revolt
- James Madison Wells (1808/1899), governor of Louisiana
- William Madison Whittington (1878/1962), Democratic politician from Mississippi
- William Madison Wood (1858/1926), mill owner
Fictional
- Madison Jeffries, comic book character in Alpha Flight
Female
- Madison (wrestler), stage name, (debut 2001)
- Madison Browne, Australian international netball player
- Madison Cross (1992/), singer/actress
- Madison Davenport (1996/), American actress and singer
- Madison De La Garza, child actress, younger sister of Demi Lovato
- Madison Hubbell (1991/), American ice dancer
- Madison Lu, actress
- Madison McReynolds (1993/), American actress
- J. Madison Wright Morris (1984/2006), actress
- Madison Nguyen, American politician
- Madison Pettis (1998), American actress
- Madison Stone (1965/), adult film actress, stage name from the late 1980s (often credited simply as "Madison")
Fictional characters
- Madison Duarte, in the television series South of Nowhere (2005/)
- Madison Sinclair, in the television series Veronica Mars (2004/)
- Madison Taylor, the Cardcaptors name for the Cardcaptor Sakura character Tomoyo Daidouji
References
- ^ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Madison
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