Madison
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmædɪsən/
Forms: form: Madisons
form: Maddison
form: Maddison
form: Madisyn
form: Madyson
Etymology: From Middle English Madde (“Maud”) + -son.
Senses: examples: text: 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.
ref: 2011 October 28, Alonzo L. Hamby, “Would Jefferson Make the Cut?”, in The New York Times:
glosses: 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.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
The capital city of Wisconsin, United States, and the county seat of Dane County.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city in Alabama.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city in Arkansas.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A census-designated place in Yolo County, California; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A town in Connecticut.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city, the county seat of Madison County, Florida.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Georgia.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city in Madison County and St. Clair County, Illinois.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Indiana.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A minor city in Greenwood County, Kansas.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A town in Maine.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city, the county seat of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city in Mississippi.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city in Missouri.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city, the county seat of Madison County, Nebraska; named for its county, itself for James Madison.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A town in New Hampshire.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A borough in Morris County, New Jersey.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A town in New York and a village within that town.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A town in North Carolina.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A village in Ohio; named for either James Madison or Madison, Connecticut.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city, the county seat of Lake County, South Dakota; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A town, the county seat of Madison County, Virginia; named for the landowning Madison family, of which James Madison is a descendant.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A city, the county seat of Boone County, West Virginia.
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A town in Wisconsin, adjacent to the city of Madison (listed above).
glosses: A locale in the United States; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Madison Township.
glosses: A river in Wyoming and Montana, United States; named for James Madison.
glosses: A male given name transferred from the surname.
examples: text: Vanessa likes the ultrapopular Madison as a girl's name, which tells you everything you need to know about her personality.
ref: 2007 December 3, Christy Lemire, “Review: "Juno" A Small Comic Charmer”, in CBS News:
glosses: A female given name transferred from the surname, popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash.
Derived terms: Fort Madison
Madison County
Madison Heights
Madison Parish
Madisonville