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[Opinions] Re: Madison
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Oh, sorry, I do not like Madison. Like queenv, I was stunned the first time I heard of it. One of my co-workers was pregnant with a girl, and told me she and her husband were considering the name Madison. Huh? I was so taken aback, I don't think I said anything. This was around 1993. Of course, it has become very, very popular, but I'm still puzzled. What is the appeal?I since have known a couple of Madisons, and Madisons called Maddy.Maddison, like Madison = awful.
Mattison = worse.
And while we're on the subject, what is with people using the name Addison? Terrible. Reminds me of the disease, or an adder (snake). Ick.
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Your reactions remind me of mine when I first heard of a girl named Mackenzie. Must have been in the late 90s, I was in elementary school. I had never heard it as a given name before and remember thinking 'how ugly, isn't that a surname?' :P I got used to it, though. I even really like McKenzie now and I think Makenzie is ok. I just can't get used to the Mackenzie spelling. The 'ck' in there just looks so ugly to me.Addison became popular because of Private Practice, or so I heard. Never watched the show. I think it climbed so quickly because people saw it as a less common alternative to Madison. I think it's even in the top 10 or close.
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I've got a little relative named Kenzie. It likely is a varient of MacKenzie; however, her father and great-grandfather were/are named Ken, so perhaps it's an honouring of Ken/Kenneth.
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Kenzie is cute!
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Yes, I agree. It also works well with her last name, begins with a "C" but has a "K" sound.
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