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Madison

proper noun

  1. family name
  2. given name
  3. 5th US president
  4. place name
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmædɪsən/

name

Etymology: 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.

  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.

    “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.
  3. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  4. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  5. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  6. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  7. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  8. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  9. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  10. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  11. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  12. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  13. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  14. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  15. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  16. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  17. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  18. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  19. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  20. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  21. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  22. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  23. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  24. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  25. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  26. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  27. A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
  28. A river in Wyoming and Montana, United States; named for James Madison.
  29. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  30. A female given name transferred from the surname, popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash.

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

noun

Etymology: The cycling race is named after the original Madison Square Garden in New York, where the first such events were held. The dance is reportedly named after Madison Avenue, also in New York.

  1. A track cycling relay race in which team members take turns while racing round the track for the largest number of laps, and exchange places with a team mate by means of a touch, which may be a push or a hand-sling.
  2. A form of line dance.