Addison

//ˈædɪsən// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the given name. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A female given name transferred from the surname popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison. countable, uncountable

    "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. 4
    A place name, including:; A town in Vermont, United States, named after the poet Joseph Addison. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A place name, including:; Synonym of Webster Springs, West Virginia; this is actually the official name, after landowner Addison McLaughlin. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A place name, including:; A town in Winston County, Alabama, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A place name, including:; A number of townships in the United States, listed under Addison Township. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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webster springswest virginia

Example

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"By cozenage almost incredible, Benjamin, at the age of eighteen, had been thus lured off to London; the London of Addison, Pope and Sir Isaac Newton."

Etymology

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

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