Addison

Addison

English

Etymology

A patronymic surname from a medieval diminutive form of Adam +‎ -son.

Proper noun

Addison

1. A surname​.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison.
   • 2009 J. Scott Romig, The Lookout Tree, Author House, →ISBN, page 1:

     My name is Addison Jane Dawson, but you can call me Addy; everyone else does. I was named after my great grandfather, Addison Jay Dawson, - - -

4. A place name, including:
   1. a town in Vermont, USA, named after the poet Joseph Addison.

Derived terms

• Addison County
• Addison's disease

See also

• Addison on Wikipedia.Wikipedia