Addison

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United States/[ˈæɾɪsən]/
//ˈædɪsən//

A surname transferred from the given name.

proper noun

1
A surname transferred from the given name.
2
A male given name transferred from the surname.
3
A female given name transferred from the surname popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison.
My name is Addison Jane Dawson, but you can call me Addy; everyone else does. I was named after my great grandfather, Addison Jay Dawson, - - -
4
A place name, including: A town in Winston County, Alabama, United States.
5
A place name, including: A town in Addison County, Vermont, United States, named after the poet Joseph Addison.
6
A place name, including: Synonym of Webster Springs, West Virginia; this is actually the official name, after landowner Addison McLaughlin.
7
A place name, including: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Addison Township.

Etymology

A patronymic surname from a medieval diminutive form of Adam + -son.

Forms

plural: Addisons

addiction · A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or…addictive · Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.adding · An act of addition.

Addison · A surname transferred from the given name.

addition · The act of adding anything.additional · Supplemental or added to something.address · Direction. A manner of speaking or writing to another;…

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