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I always kind of liked Madison. Never enough to use, but I love the sound. I don't like the nickname Maddie at all, do you think people would try to call her that a lot? I'm still surprised by how common it is, I have only met two in my life and another girl named Mattison. Maybe that's because most of them go by Maddie and you can't tell whether it's short for Madison, Madeline or a full name.
I know it's probably not popular on this board, but what do you think of Madison on a girl?
I know it's probably not popular on this board, but what do you think of Madison on a girl?
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It's nms but not bad. It sounds so much like Alison and Madeline that I think it works as a first name, as well as Robin or Kelsey does. I disliked it for a while because of the movie Splash that I think was responsible for almost all its eventual popularity. The character is insulting and not a good namesake, and the name just seemed to try so hard to be sassy and fresh and sexy. It does not have the usual surname-name-on-a-girl problem of sounding like what guys call one another in locker rooms. It just sounded sort of gimmicky. It gives me a sort of spiffy, yet smoothed-down and self-effacing, impression.
When my daughter was a baby, the first "mom"-friend I made had a baby daughter named Matison. That made me relent a lot towards the name. She called her Mati (Maddie, basically). Now I think it's a decent girl name - a fad that's over and not my style, but not unpleasant. I think of it in a category similar to Robin and Amber and Kelsey and Brittany and Whitney and Taylor - fad names that were "all new" as girlnames. I never understood why people don't object to, say, Taylor on a girl as much as they seem to object to Madison on a girl. Unless they remember Splash, too.
I've only heard of any boys or men named Madison, after I heard it as a baby-girl name. I think it's suitable for them too, but it's like it's a different name when it's used for boys. Madison for a girl = fad name like Brittany; Madison for a boy = typical surname name.
I don't like Maddie either. That's the reason I struck Madeline off my list forever.
When my daughter was a baby, the first "mom"-friend I made had a baby daughter named Matison. That made me relent a lot towards the name. She called her Mati (Maddie, basically). Now I think it's a decent girl name - a fad that's over and not my style, but not unpleasant. I think of it in a category similar to Robin and Amber and Kelsey and Brittany and Whitney and Taylor - fad names that were "all new" as girlnames. I never understood why people don't object to, say, Taylor on a girl as much as they seem to object to Madison on a girl. Unless they remember Splash, too.
I've only heard of any boys or men named Madison, after I heard it as a baby-girl name. I think it's suitable for them too, but it's like it's a different name when it's used for boys. Madison for a girl = fad name like Brittany; Madison for a boy = typical surname name.
I don't like Maddie either. That's the reason I struck Madeline off my list forever.
This message was edited 1/5/2013, 10:43 AM
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How is the character insulting? It's been a while since I've seen that movie.
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She's supposed to be totally naive and childlike, except for the way she throws herself at the Hanks character ... and she gets confined to a giant fishtank. I meant that it's insulting as a namesake ... it's so shallow, I'd be grossed out if I were named Madison and found out it was inspired directly by the character.
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Of course she's naive and childlike- where's she supposed to learn about human life, from watching tv at the bottom of the ocean? She's exploring her new surroundings like anyone else who is new. Usually, it's children doing that.
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Yeah, however it was a deliberate choice to portray her in a particular way ... having her macking on Hanks at first sight, then walking around naked in public and causing a sensation and not understanding why, and then being placed in bondage. The mermaid wasn't an interesting character, she was a recognizable standard character in a basically erotic fantasy tale.
I don't mean I have a big problem with the story. It's what it is, it's not a bad thing, I enjoyed the film alright. It's the idea of a baby being named after that character, considering that the name is novel and was a little edgy at the time in a way, that gives me the willies.
I don't mean I have a big problem with the story. It's what it is, it's not a bad thing, I enjoyed the film alright. It's the idea of a baby being named after that character, considering that the name is novel and was a little edgy at the time in a way, that gives me the willies.
This message was edited 1/6/2013, 11:32 AM
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Yeah, I agree with you. I guess people get annoyed with the fairy tale quality of the story, but I always thought there was more to it than that. I like the fact that the Tom Hanks character is just of average Joe instead of a sophisticated character himself, so they're both fish out of water in that regard, no pun intended. I also like how he agrees to live in her world at the very end. In a lesser movie, they would have kept Madison in the human world. YMMV.
This message was edited 1/6/2013, 10:14 AM
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You gave me an idea for a new thread :)
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I don't hate it. I just find it a little boring because it's become so trendy among young children in recent years. Sounds ok though. I'm more used to the idea of it on a girl than on a boy, so that doesn't phase me.
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I have always disliked it because it is a masculine surname, but even if that were not true, I still dislike the sound of it. Madison was outrageously popular and it will become as dated as my name.
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I don't like it but I also don't get all up in arms these days about how it is a boy's name on a girl etc etc. It works well as a name, I know a bunch of Madisons ranging in age from early 20s down to infants and it ages quite well and sounds natural. I also know a couple of male Madisons and it works equally well on them IMO.
My big problem is the nickname Maddie. I hate it. I just had a realisation that it is kind of weird that I hate Maddie but love Addy :/...anyway... I don't think you will be able to avoid Maddie all together. I know some Madisons that go by Madison most of the time but they definitely all get Mads or Maddie on occasion. If you dislike Maddie, I think it is best to avoid the name.
My big problem is the nickname Maddie. I hate it. I just had a realisation that it is kind of weird that I hate Maddie but love Addy :/...anyway... I don't think you will be able to avoid Maddie all together. I know some Madisons that go by Madison most of the time but they definitely all get Mads or Maddie on occasion. If you dislike Maddie, I think it is best to avoid the name.
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Honestly, I strongly dislike Madison on a girl. I wouldn't like it on a boy either, but it would make more sense. I'm not a fan of the surname trend.
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It is a guilty pleasure to me. I wouldn't name a baby this, but I would gladly use it on a pet.
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I agree. I like the name, but dislike Maddie.
Overall tho, I find it to be way overused these days.
Overall tho, I find it to be way overused these days.
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I don't hate it the way a lot of people do, but I don't like it either. Mostly, I'm sick of it. Every boss I've had since 1997 has had a Madison (2/3 of them were Madison Rose). It seems like there's at least one Madison in every classroom, on every team, at every playground. There are two Madisons in my son's class, making Madison H. and Madison R. the only kids in the class who are doubling up on a name. They're everywhere. Just the thought of tallying up all the Madisons I've met, especially since I became a parent and really started spending a lot of time around small children, makes me tired.
If if weren't so overexposed, I'd probably like it more because I do think it's kinda cute, and I like the possiblity of Maddy. I don't think all Madisons automatically end up being called Maddie/Maddy, though.
If if weren't so overexposed, I'd probably like it more because I do think it's kinda cute, and I like the possiblity of Maddy. I don't think all Madisons automatically end up being called Maddie/Maddy, though.
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I don't hate it. But I don't really like it either. It's the same bland, pale, inoffensive kind of name as Hannah, Emily or Sarah. No particular personality to it.
I would say the chances of a Madison being called Maddie are about fifty-fifty, but if you always called her Madison yourself, that's about all you can do.
I've never heard of it on a boy so I consider it totally a girls' name.
I would say the chances of a Madison being called Maddie are about fifty-fifty, but if you always called her Madison yourself, that's about all you can do.
I've never heard of it on a boy so I consider it totally a girls' name.
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I don't dislike the name itself. But I do think there are way too many Madisons. The trouble with disliking the obvious nickname is not necessarily that people will try to call her that (you can always respectfully ask that they don't), but that she herself might like Maddie and choose it. Which you'd have to get over.
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There are a lot of Madisons and Madeline/ Madelyns where I live. I like both of the names. My cousin has a Madeline nn Maddie, so I couldn't use it as a fn (I work at her school), but I would use Madison as a mn, like a different cousin did (he doesn't live near us and we never were close). I guess it turned into a family name for us. There's always Sonny as a nn if you want to use the name, but not have Maddy as a nn.
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I've never liked it, sorry. :(
I actually don't know anyone irl named Madison, I just don't like the sound. I think the 'Mad' part bothers me.
I actually don't know anyone irl named Madison, I just don't like the sound. I think the 'Mad' part bothers me.
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I've never loved it, but it's not a hate name of mine either. It's got a lot of bad press but I think it's actually quite a sweet name, personally I think the nickname Maddie is cute for a young girl but that's just my opinion. On a side note I went to school with a girl called Madhia (not concrete on the spelling) who goes by Madi.
I think there's a lot of people out there who have names that are usualy shortened but are the exception, Eleanor's not called Ellie, Thomas's not called Tom etc. So that isn't much of a worry I don't think.
I think there's a lot of people out there who have names that are usualy shortened but are the exception, Eleanor's not called Ellie, Thomas's not called Tom etc. So that isn't much of a worry I don't think.
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I knew a lot of Madisons when I was younger, mostly on sports teams, I really can't remember them ever being in my classes which is odd because we were all from the same area and in the same age group.
I don't think that most people would default to Maddie, but you could never be sure any Madison you had wouldn't want to go by it.
I really don't like Madison on a girl, but I also don't like it on a boy much either, I just don't find the sound appealing and -son endings on girls drive me bananas, but you'll probably hear that a lot, haha.
I don't think that most people would default to Maddie, but you could never be sure any Madison you had wouldn't want to go by it.
I really don't like Madison on a girl, but I also don't like it on a boy much either, I just don't find the sound appealing and -son endings on girls drive me bananas, but you'll probably hear that a lot, haha.
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I don't like it at all. Even though I really love my niece whose name is Madison. I tried is so hard to talk her mom out of that name but she really liked it was a common name because she had an uncommon name and the nickname maddie was just so cute. My niece is almost 7 and she's never been called Maddie. The name ends in son so if used it should be a boy's name. It's really trendy and you should pass. I don't like the surname trend. I don't think surname should be used unless they're family names.
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