Madison

Usually derived from Mathieson (Matthew + -son), occasionally from Middle English Maddy (“Maud”) + -son. ^[1] In the movie Splash, its use as a given name derives from Manhattan’s Madison Avenue.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmædɪsən/

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Madison (countable and uncountable, plural Madisons)

1. 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.
   • 2011 October 28, Alonzo L. Hamby, “Would Jefferson Make the Cut?”, in The New York Times:

     Clearly quite a number of past chief executives would have been TV washouts. Jefferson, for example, is acknowledged to have been a terrible public speaker, Madison an unimpressive little man in voice and appearance.

2. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
   1. The capital city of Wisconsin, United States, and the county seat of Dane County.
   2. A city in Alabama.
   3. A city in Arkansas.
   4. A census-designated place in Yolo County, California; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
   5. A town in New Haven County, Connecticut.
   6. A city, the county seat of Madison County, Florida.
   7. A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Georgia.
   8. A city in Madison County and St. Clair County, Illinois.
   9. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Indiana.
   10. A minor city in Greenwood County, Kansas.
   11. A town in Somerset County, Maine.
   12. A city, the county seat of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
   13. A city in Mississippi.
   14. A city in Missouri.
   15. A city, the county seat of Madison County, Nebraska; named for its county, itself for James Madison.
   16. A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
   17. A borough in Morris County, New Jersey.
   18. A town in New York and a village within that town.
   19. A town in North Carolina.
   20. A village in Ohio; named for either James Madison or Madison, Connecticut.
   21. A borough in Pennsylvania.
   22. A city, the county seat of Lake County, South Dakota; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
   23. A town, the county seat of Madison County, Virginia; named for the landowning Madison family, of which James Madison is a descendant.
   24. A city, the county seat of Boone County, West Virginia.
   25. A town in Wisconsin, adjacent to the city of Madison (listed above).
   26. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Madison Township.
3. A river in Wyoming and Montana, United States; named for James Madison.
4. A male given name transferred from the surname.
5. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash.
   • 2007 December 3, Christy Lemire, “Review: "Juno" A Small Comic Charmer”, in CBS News‎^[1]:

     Vanessa likes the ultrapopular Madison as a girl's name, which tells you everything you need to know about her personality.

• (surname): Maddison
• (female given name): Maddison, Madisyn, Madyson

Madison (plural Madisons)

1. (usually preceded by definite article) A particular line dance commonly danced to the Ike & Tina Turner song Nutbush City Limits (though predating that song's release).
   • 1962 August 22, The Australian Women's Weekly, page 4, column 1:

     This dance with a familiar name is not to be confused with the Madison of a few years ago. The 1962 Madison is simply a twist on the Twist. [...] "The Madison was first introduced to Parisian teenagers from America by television and caught on practically overnight. There is already a nightclub called The Madison. In the nightclubs and at large parties everyone dances in lines, the best dancers in the front line so the beginners behind them can learn from the experts. The Madison is best when done with five or more couples."

   • 1989 June 19, The Canberra Times, page 14, column 1:

     It's not everybody's shampoo and set, but the music, the humour and the dancing will strike a chord with all those old enough to remember Chubby Checker, The Madison and The Mashed Potato.

2. Alternative spelling of madison.

• daimons, domains, dominas

Madison

1. Rōmaji transcription of マディソン