The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
English last name, meaning “son of Maud“. So, given that, it’s a bit strange that people started using it for girls as well as boys.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
For girls: Madi, Maddie, Maddison, Maddy, Madyson, Madisyn, etc.
For boys: Madeson, Maddeson, Maddesonne, Maddison, Maddyson, Madison, Madyson, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Madison Bowers, the best voice teacher in Chicago, in The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather (written in 1915 and set in the 1890s).

WRITERS:
– Madison Cawein (1865-1914), American poet.
– Madison Jones (b. 1925), American novelist.

Tagged: 1860s, 1890s, 1910s, 1920s, English, M

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• Most Popular Girls Names Since 1960 | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  November 23, 2014 at 12:36 am

  […] Emily, Jessica, Samantha, Sarah, and Taylor 1996-98: Alexis, Ashley, Emily, Hannah, Jessica, Madison, Samantha, and Taylor 1999: Alexis, Emily, Hannah, Madison, Samantha, and […]

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• More Than 100 Years of the Most Popular Girls’ Names in the U.S. | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  May 11, 2015 at 1:36 am

  […] Emily, Emma, Hannah, Heather, Helen, Isabella, Jennifer, Jessica, Karen, Kimberley, Linda, Lisa, Madison, Margaret, Mary, Melissa, Michelle, Olivia, Patricia, Ruth, Samantha, Sarah, Shirley, Sophia, and […]

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  May 24, 2015 at 11:10 pm

  […] Juliette, Justine, Lauren, Layla, Lea / Leah, Leanne, Leonie, Lillian, Lily, Lucy, Mackenzie, Madison, Maelie, Maeva, Maika, Marianne, Maya / Mia / Mya, Megan, Melodie, Mila, Morgan, Naomi, Natalie, […]

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