When people names their baby girls "Madison" and "Addison" do they not realize that they mean..

son of Matthew and Adam (respectively)

When people names their baby girls "Madison" and "Addison" do they not realize that they mean..
No, they don't realize it. They think Madison and Addison are so cute and adorable, when really they're horribly masculine and surnamey. What's even worse is when they do the godawful spelling changes like Addysin and Madesyn. Gag.





And to the person who said the meanings were "made up", and all names were made up at one point; you really need to do some research on etymology.
Reply:From behindthename.com





Madison: From an English surname meaning "son of MAUD". It was not commonly used as a feminine name until after the movie 'Splash' (1984), in which the main character adopted it as her name after seeing a street sign for Madison Avenue in New York City.





Addison does mean "son of Adam"
Reply:Mackenzie is worse still.


From the Gaelic surname Mac Coinnich, which means "son of Coinneach". Coinneach is an Irish name meaning "handsome". A famous bearer of the surname was William Lyon MacKenzie, a Canadian journalist and political rebel.
Reply:Who cares? I don't plan on naming my children based on a "meaning" that someone made up! If you think about it all names had to be made up at some point in time, and someone made up a "meaning" to go along with them. It's just an opinion someone had of the name, and it doesn't actually mean anything. I base my name taste on the sound of the name....not the meaning.
Reply:I never heard that before, but they sound like girls names to me. I like Madison better than Addison, but personally, I don't know any boys by those names. Plus there are many names that are used for both female and males.
Reply:lol, i never knew that....i have a little cousin whose name is Madison...i dont think her mother knew that though because it sounds like a girls name.....oh well
Reply:Judging by some of the names I've heard, some parents don't take into account the meaning of a name.
Reply:At least getting called those names would be better than that old indian joke about two dogs.........





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Reply:I think a lot of people see that those names are popular and so they just keep using them.
Reply:i dont think they care as long as the name sounds good. im named after fossilized tree sap (amber) my parents had no idea until i was eight
Reply:I have a niece named Madison %26amp; I never knew that. I will have to let her know. Thanks for the info:)
Reply:Oh big deal! Who cares?
Reply:ow... i nvr new that. nop3 nvr
Reply:i never knew
Reply:No because i have an addisen. never thought about it