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I really like it as a middle name--I was actually just thinking vaguely about John Madison as a combo this afternoon--but that's because it's the capitol of my state and I am so state-patriotic it's not even funny. I always feel a bit odd seeing other, non-Wisconsinite people considering it (or using it, for that matter), whether for a boy or a girl. It's like, you (you general, not you specific) probably have never even been to my beloved Madison. Why are you considering it? You know what I mean? I'm oddly territorial about it.

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So yeah. John Madison, because I associate John with John Nolen, who was an important figure in Madison history. And also Madison Blue(s), because I love George Thorogood. ;) Madison is a cool name for a guy, especially in the MN spot.

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I don't think it deserves to be shoved off so easily. I overheard a mom talking to her 10-year-old son Madison in a doctor's office not too long ago, and it made me extremely happy. Really, it's such a great name, and it has the "son" ending, which is always easy to point out in the case of teasing.

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And hey, just so you know, a lot of kids don't automatically know the usual gender of names. There was a kid in my elementary school named Cassidy (boy,) and I can't recall him ever being made fun of. Nobody realized it could be a girl's name.

I have an irrational hate for it.

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I'd honestly rather see it on a girl, because it sounds so terribly poncy on a boy. Like his parents are distant descendants of James Madison's and they want to remind everyone of their connections, thank-you very much. With a hint of "Those silly little girls aren't fit to bear the name, unlike my son." I mean, yeah, meaning and all, but it still bugs me. I don't know why, but it just does.

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Er... but there's nothing wrong with having it as a GP, I suppose! I just can't tolerate it, personally. Mads is a pretty wicked nickname, though. I'd just prefer to see it used for something else. :)

Yah, I think the girls and trendees have ruined this name. If you caught me before the trend and asked me this same question I said I would have liked it. Now I would just say you should look into other historical last names like Edison, Roosevelt, Woodrow, etc.

I might like it as a middle name for a boy

I know boys called Madison bvut then I live in England where names like Madison Ashley Riley excetra are still concidered to be unisex.
I dont like surnamey names much myself though.

I actually met a guy while I was taking a test at the college last week with the name Madison. I'm not sure if he went by any nicknames, but it definitely caught my attention.

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I personally, can't stand this name for either gender. And because I think of all the 8 million little girls that have this name I now would rather see it on a girl than a boy.

As a middle name, it's quite handsome. I don't know yet if I like it for a first name, as right now it belongs to the girls. But Madison as a middle name really hits the spot right now.

well [m]

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If you like it then I'd use it unless you can't see yourself using it at all (then IMO it becomes GP) it shouldn't be a GP because its too used on girls IMO that's how girls get all the boys names.

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I'd LOVE to need a boy MAdison FN or MN.

To me it seems like a masculine surname for a boy, but it is overused on a girls that I just see it as feminine more

The sound of Madison makes me shudder and Mads even more. It is maddening. It is like a bumblebee in my head. It is like a ruptured blood vessel. It is like red ants. I can't like it on either gender ever, surname-rule aside.

Better on a boy than a girl, since it's everything bu feminine. The only problem is that, since it's so popular for girls, a male Madison might have a hard time with it.

I had loved Madison from the movie Splash, back when no one used it, but could never use it now.

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But sometimes I find I'm also drawn to Madden, which I think would be good for a boy. A little shorter but a similar sound to it.

Don't care for it on either gender, though I'd be less likely to gag seeing it on a boy rather than YET ANOTHER girl.

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We had a Madison Ezekiel at work about a year ago. Gorgeous baby, and I never did get to ask the parents their motivation behind the name. 9 out of 10 nurses at work were saying "poor kid" because of his "girly" name. *sigh*

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There's currently a male Madison on a Bravo reality show called "Millionaire Listing". I think he's in his mid-20s. I found it funny, though, when he went on a date with a guy named Erin. :b I wouldn't know what to think of a couple named Madison & Erin, but I'd definitely never think Erin was a guy. Hmm.