English · Girl name
Addison
“son of Adam”
About the name Addison
Addison is derived from the English surname meaning ‘son of Adam’, formed from Addy, a medieval pet form of Adam, with the suffix ‘-son’. As a surname it is known through Joseph Addison, the English essayist who co-founded The Spectator in the early eighteenth century. As a girls’ first name it became widely known through the character Addison Montgomery, a surgeon in the television drama Grey’s Anatomy and its spin-off Private Practice. It is now used mainly for girls in the United States.
- Meaning
- son of Adam
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- AD-ih-sun(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Addyson
- Adyson
- Adisson
- Addisyn
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Middle names for Addison
- Addison Marie
- Addison Elizabeth
- Addison Grace
- Addison Ann
- Addison Nicole
- Addison Renee
Questions about Addison
- What does Addison mean?
- Addison is an English name meaning "son of Adam".
- How do you pronounce Addison?
- Addison is pronounced AD-ih-sun, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Addison?
- Variants of Addison include Addyson, Adyson, Adisson, Addisyn.
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