Madison
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Person Name
Traditionally, Madison was a surname, meaning son of Maud.Recently Madison has become a very popular female given name in the United States. There is a curious story behind this popularity: According to the Social Security Administration's statistics, from a practically non-existent girl's name before 1985, Madison rose to being the second most popular name given to female babies in 2002. A possible reason for this phenomenal rise in popularity is the 1984 movie Splash, where Daryl Hannah played a mermaid who adopted the name 'Madison' after seeing a Madison Avenue street sign. When the selection is made, Tom Hanks' character says "but Madison isn't a name!"
Madison is also used, to a lesser extent, as a male given name. According to the Social Security Administration, Madison can be found within the top 1,000 names for boys up until about 1952. It returned to the top 1,000 ranked boy's names in 1987, but remains one of the lowest ranking boy's names in the U.S.
Some articles on people named Madison:
- James Madison, President of the United States
- Dolley Madison, the wife of James Madison
- George Madison, a governor of Kentucky
- Guy Madison, actor
- Helene Madison, swimmer
- Holly Madison, model/actress
- James Jonas Madison, naval commander
- James Madison, Sr., father of the U.S. president
- Joe Madison, activist
- Kelly Madison, adult film actress
- Martha Madison, actress
- Sam Madison, American football player
- Talia Madison, professional wrestler
- Tianna Madison, African American athlete
- Tiffany Madison, professional wrestler
- Madison Smartt Bell, novelist
- Madison Cawein, poet
- Madison Cooper, American businessman
- Madison Hedgecock, American football player
- Madison Jones, author
- Madison Grant, lawyer, eugenicist, and conservationist
- Madison Kane, singer
- Madison McGraw, author
- Madison Nguyen, American politician
- Madison S. Perry, fourth Governor of Florida
- Madison Stone, adult film actress
- Madison Washington, instigator of slave revolt
Place name
Madison is the name of several towns and cities in the United States, many of which are named after President James Madison:- Madison, Wisconsin, state capital
- *The Madison Hatters, a baseball team
- *The Madison Mallards, a baseball team
- *The Madison Muskies, a baseball team
- *Madison International Speedway
- *The Madison Opera
- Madison, Alabama
- Madison, Arkansas
- Madison, Connecticut
- Madison, Florida
- Madison, Georgia
- Madison, Illinois
- Madison, Indiana
- Madison, Kansas
- Madison, Maine
- Madison, Minnesota
- Madison, Mississippi
- Madison, Missouri
- Madison, Nebraska
- Madison, New Hampshire
- Madison, New Jersey
- Madison (village), New York
- Madison (town), New York
- Madison, North Carolina
- Madison, Ohio
- Madison, Pennsylvania
- Madison, South Dakota
- Madison, Tennessee
- Madison, Virginia
- Madison, West Virginia
- Madison Center, Connecticut
- Madison County, several different counties
- Madison Heights, Michigan
- Madison Heights, Virginia
- Madison Lake, Minnesota
- Madison Park, several places
- The Madison River, in Wyoming and Montana
- Madison Township, Minnesota
- Madison Township, Pennsylvania
Other meanings
- Madison (cycling), a track cycling event named after the Madison Square Garden
- Madison (dance), novelty dance
- Madison Avenue, famous street in New York City
- Madison Avenue (band), an Australian duo
- Madison (film), from 2001
- Madison Guaranty, a financial trust company
- Madison High School (Houston)
- Madison High School (New Jersey)
- Madison Models, a modelling agency
- Madison piercing, a body piercing at the front of the neck
- Madison Records, a U.S. record label
- Madison Square, a public park in New York City
- Madison University, an unaccredited university in Mississippi
- Madison (wrestler), a Canadian professional wrestler
- Dolly Madison, a U.S. bakery brand
- James Madison University, in Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Mount Madison, a mountain in New Hampshire
- Oscar Madison, a character in The Odd Couple
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison, in Wisconsin
- USS Madison, three United States Navy vessels
- Madison is also the codename for an Itanium 2 processor
See also
- List of places named for James Madison
- Madisonville (a disambiguation page)
References
- [An November 2002 essay on the sudden popularity of the name Madison.]
- [link] September 21, 2003 column in the Washington Post lamenting the use of Madison as a female given name.
- [Social Security Administration - Popular Baby Names]
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