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Addison

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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈæd.ɪ.sən/
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Meaning & History

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From an English surname meaning "son of Adam". Its recent popularity as a feminine name stems from its similarity in sound to Madison.

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VariantAddyson
DiminutivesAddie, Addy

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Last ranked #95 in 2024 Australia (NSW)
Last ranked #63 in 2023 Canada
Last ranked #841 in 2021 (m) #281 in 2023 (f) England and Wales
Last ranked #69 in 2024 New Zealand
Last ranked #874 in 2009 (m) #68 in 2024 (f) United States

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2010s, A Song of Ice and Fire characters, derived from a surname, Desperate Housewives characters, Disney characters, ends in -son, Grey's Anatomy characters, Philip K. Dick characters, Squishmallows, surnames, ZOMBIES characters
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Entry updated December 14, 2019

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