Madison

Meanings

Proper Noun

• ; James Madison (1751–1836), a Founding Father and fourth President of the United States.
• locale US (country) ; all named for James Madison unless otherwise indicated.
• river Wyoming (state) and Montana (state) US (country) ; named for James Madison.
• A male given name from surnames.
• A female given name from surnames, popular since 1984 when it appeared as the name of a mermaid in the film Splash.

Noun

• A particular line dance commonly danced to the Ike & Tina Turner song Nutbush City Limits.

Origin

• From Middle English Madde ("Maud") + -son