Madison - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Madison \m(a)-di-

, also used as boy's name Madison, 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 very common first name for women (#2029 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1094 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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