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Madison¹

  • /ˈmædɪsən/

Where it comes from

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.

proper noun Madisons · Maddieson · Maddison · Madicyn

  1. countable, uncountable An English surname; (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. countable, uncountable The capital city of Wisconsin, United States, and the county seat of Dane County. City governments have joined in by deactivating the cameras or canceling contracts with Flock in Fort Collins, Colorado; Eugene, Oregon; Madison, Wisconsin; Knoxville, Tennessee; Syracuse, New York; and Walla Walla, Washington.
  3. countable, uncountable A city in Alabama.
  4. countable, uncountable A city in Arkansas.
  5. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Yolo County, California; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
  6. countable, uncountable A town in New Haven County, Connecticut.
  7. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Madison County, Florida.
  8. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Morgan County, Georgia.
  9. countable, uncountable A city in Madison County and St. Clair County, Illinois.
  10. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Indiana.
  11. countable, uncountable A minor city in Greenwood County, Kansas.
  12. countable, uncountable A town in Somerset County, Maine.
  13. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
  14. countable, uncountable A city in Mississippi.
  15. countable, uncountable A city in Missouri.
  16. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Madison County, Nebraska; named for its county, itself for James Madison.
  17. countable, uncountable A town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
  18. countable, uncountable A borough in Morris County, New Jersey.
  19. countable, uncountable A town in New York and a village within that town.
  20. countable, uncountable A town in North Carolina.
  21. countable, uncountable A village in Ohio; named for either James Madison or Madison, Connecticut.
  22. countable, uncountable A borough in Pennsylvania.
  23. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Lake County, South Dakota; named for Madison, Wisconsin.
  24. countable, uncountable A town, the county seat of Madison County, Virginia; named for the landowning Madison family, of which James Madison is a descendant.
  25. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Boone County, West Virginia.
  26. countable, uncountable A town in Wisconsin, adjacent to the city of Madison (listed above).
  27. countable, uncountable A number of townships in the United States, listed under Madison Township.
  28. countable, uncountable A river in Wyoming and Montana, United States; named for James Madison.
  29. countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname.
  30. countable, uncountable 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 Madisons

  1. A particular line dance commonly danced to the Ike & Tina Turner song Nutbush City Limits (though predating that song's release). 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 calle
  2. Alternative letter-case form of madison

madison²

  • /ˈmædɪsən/

Where it comes from

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.

noun madisons · Madison

  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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: james madison, uw, wisconsin, huntsville, ellsworth, hamilton, covington, annandale, milwaukee, britton, janesville, brookfield, beckley, delano, monroe, appleton

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한국어매디슨 Maediseun
日本語マディソン
中文麥迪遜 /麦迪逊 Màidíxùn
हिन्दीमैडिसन maiḍisan
ΕλληνικάΜάντισον Mántison
РусскийМэдисон Mɛdison, Ма́дисон Mádison
العربيةمَادِيسُون mādīsūn
עבריתמדיסון

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@misc{madison_2026,
  title = {madison},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/madison},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}