"Addison" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈædɪsən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Addison.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Addisons [plural]
Etymology: A patronymic surname from a medieval diminutive form of Adam + -son. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Adam|son}} Adam + -son Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Addison (countable and uncountable, plural Addisons)
  1. A surname transferred from the given name. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Addison-en-name-7rrtY8Fk Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 24 28 28 9 10 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -son Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 14 13 27 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -son: 12 14 14 28 32
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Addison-en-name-Vj3AlNl- Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 24 28 28 9 10 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -son Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 14 13 27 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -son: 12 14 14 28 32
  3. A female given name transferred from the surname popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Addison-en-name-dM3QvibC Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 24 28 28 9 10 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -son Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 14 13 27 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -son: 12 14 14 28 32
  4. A place name, including:
    A town in Vermont, United States, named after the poet Joseph Addison.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Vermont, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Vermont, USA, Towns in the United States Derived forms: Addison County, Addison's disease
    Sense id: en-Addison-en-name-11tsL4xc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -son Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 10 10 36 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 14 13 27 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -son: 12 14 14 28 32
  5. A place name, including:
    Synonym of Webster Springs, West Virginia; this is actually the official name, after landowner Addison McLaughlin.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: Webster Springs [synonym, synonym-of], West Virginia [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Addison-en-name-14r3Y8Nb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -son Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 10 10 36 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 14 13 27 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -son: 12 14 14 28 32

Inflected forms

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