Etymograph

English

Madison

Madison comes from Middle English Maddy ‘Maud’.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Maddy‘Maud’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1962Madison

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500Maddy‘Maud’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1962Madison

Earliest quotation: 1962, The Australian Women's Weekly: “This dance with a familiar name is not to…”

The story

Usually derived from Mathieson (Matthew + -son), occasionally from Middle English Maddy (‘Maud’) + -son. In the movie Splash, its use as a given name derives from Manhattan’s Madison Avenue.

Every English word from Middle English Maddy

Today it means

name An English surname originating as a matronymic; (US politics) used specifically of James Madison (1751–1836), a Founding Father and fourth president of the United States.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English Maddy / Madison

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