Madison

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ORIGIN & HISTORY

The name Madison is of Old English origin and is an English surname. It is associated with President James Madison and his wife Dolley.

Maddy is a diminutive form of Matthew.

POPULARITY

The name Madison, once used almost solely as a surname, has increasingly gained popularity as a feminine name since the mid 1980s. The movie Splash is thought to have helped drive this name into popularity when Darryl Hannah, who played the part of a mermaid tossed unexpectedly onto dry land, named herself Madison after seeing the street sign for Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The name did not even make it to the list of the top 1000 most popular names until 1985, the year after the movie debuted, when it made its own debut at number 625. It steadily rose up the chart during the following 27 years, and is currently the third most popular name given to girls in this country today.

FACTS

The Bridges of Madison County, a popular book by Robert James Waller, might have played a role in the name's increasing popularity, especially after being written into a movie starring Clint Eastwood. Another popular movie, Billy Madison, starring Adam Sandler, also used this increasingly popular name.

Madison is also a dance; participants stand side by side and one person spells out the name “Madison,” each letter signaling a specific step.

NAMESAKES

• Madison Avenue, a famous avenue in New York City
• Madison Square Gardens, a famous sports arena in New York City
• Madison Square, a public park in New York City
• The Madison River, in Montana and Wyoming
• Madison Street, a major thoroughfare in Chicago
• Mount Madison, a mountain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
• James Madison University in Harrisonburg Virginia
• Cities and Counties: Madison, Wisconsin, the capital of Wisconsin; Madison, Alabama; Madison, Connecticut; Madison County, Idaho; Madison, New Jersey

FAMOUS PERSONS

• James Madison (1751-1836) 4th president of the United States Dolley Madison (1768-1849) First Lady to President James Madison

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Author: Margie English