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Help[Opinions] Addison
I've really been loving this name lately (for a girl) but sometimes I think that it sounds a bit too masculine for a girl, so...
Do you prefer it on a boy or on a girl?
Which spelling do you prefer? Addison, Adison, Addyson, Adyson, Addisyn or Adisyn
If you prefer it on a boy which mn would you like with this name?
Same question for a girl.
Do you prefer it on a boy or on a girl?
Which spelling do you prefer? Addison, Adison, Addyson, Adyson, Addisyn or Adisyn
If you prefer it on a boy which mn would you like with this name?
Same question for a girl.
This message was edited 12/26/2006, 1:47 AM
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It's kind of *yawn* on a girl, really, so very trendy...I'd much prefer it on a boy, and un-messed-around-with. I'd keep the mn short and simple--Addison Paul is the first combo that comes to mind.
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Personally I love this name and intend on using it as a middle name for a future daughter. Forgive me but I've only ever heard it through Grey's so therefore associate it as feminine. Also, Addison Shepard is a favourite character of mine so obviously I have good feeling towards the name
I intend on using the name Patience Addison I think it's sweet IMHO
I intend on using the name Patience Addison I think it's sweet IMHO
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I love the name Addison, and only for a girl. It's been one of my faves for a long time. My favorite spelling is definitely Addison, though I don't mind Addyson or Addisyn. Some MN suggestions:
Addison Victoria
Addison Grace
Addison Marie
Addison Maria
Addison Ella
Addison Michelle
Addison Amy
Addison Brooke
Addison Brielle
Addison Brianna
Addison Carrie
Addison Caroline
Addison Celeste
Addison Christina
Addison Camille
Addison Elisabeth
Addison Emma
Addison Elise
Addison Faith
Addison Gabrielle
Addison Hope
Addison Heather
Addison Isabelle
Addison Iris
Addison Juliet
Addison Josette
Addison Julie
Addison Julia
Addison Kyla
Addison Kelly
Addison Kelsey
Addison Lily
Addison Laura
Addison Leigh
Addison Leila
Addison Leah
Addison Monica
Addison Martina
Addison Nicole
Addison Olivia
Addison Rose
Addison Rachel
Addison Rebecca
Addison Raina
Addison Sara
Addison Tatiana
Addison Taylor
Addison Violet
Addison Vanessa
Addison Zoe
Addison Victoria
Addison Grace
Addison Marie
Addison Maria
Addison Ella
Addison Michelle
Addison Amy
Addison Brooke
Addison Brielle
Addison Brianna
Addison Carrie
Addison Caroline
Addison Celeste
Addison Christina
Addison Camille
Addison Elisabeth
Addison Emma
Addison Elise
Addison Faith
Addison Gabrielle
Addison Hope
Addison Heather
Addison Isabelle
Addison Iris
Addison Juliet
Addison Josette
Addison Julie
Addison Julia
Addison Kyla
Addison Kelly
Addison Kelsey
Addison Lily
Addison Laura
Addison Leigh
Addison Leila
Addison Leah
Addison Monica
Addison Martina
Addison Nicole
Addison Olivia
Addison Rose
Addison Rachel
Addison Rebecca
Addison Raina
Addison Sara
Addison Tatiana
Addison Taylor
Addison Violet
Addison Vanessa
Addison Zoe
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It means "son of Adam"
I apologise for appearing harsh, I'm just being honest...
Addison became a female name because 1. people became tired of Madison, and 2. Grey's Anatomy became popular around the same time, and gave people the idea that Addison might be a good substitute. While a fictional doctor on soap opera-ish medical drama is perhaps a better namesake than a fictional mermaid who took her name from a random street sign, I just don't get why people think a name meaning "son of Adam" is etymologically appropriate for a girl.
Alison is tons better, and because of its medieval source, lasting popularity, and legit feminine meaning is far, far less trendy and dated than Addison or any other "son of" names for girls. I can guarantee you that in 50 years Alison won't be thought of as we think of Bertha or Gertrude today, like Addison on a girl will be.
Changing the spelling doesn't change the meaning, and it certainly doesn't make a male name feminine. Changing the spelling only results in the name looking trendier and more illiterate to me. The Magycal Randym Y is, in fact, not magical.
Now, Addison for a boy is a different story. It's still trendy, but etymologically it's appropriate for a boy, and for some reason to me it projects a bit of a Victorian aura. And if the Addison in question is actually a son of an Adam, or if Addison is Mom's maiden name, so much the better!
For a girl, you could have several choices, all of which are genuinely feminine to me:
Adeline
Adelina
Adela
Adele / Adèle
Adelyn (admittedly trendy and made up, but I could grudgingly accept it as a new creation made a la Madeline -> Madelyn)
Adamina
Madeline
Madelyn
I apologise for appearing harsh, I'm just being honest...
Addison became a female name because 1. people became tired of Madison, and 2. Grey's Anatomy became popular around the same time, and gave people the idea that Addison might be a good substitute. While a fictional doctor on soap opera-ish medical drama is perhaps a better namesake than a fictional mermaid who took her name from a random street sign, I just don't get why people think a name meaning "son of Adam" is etymologically appropriate for a girl.
Alison is tons better, and because of its medieval source, lasting popularity, and legit feminine meaning is far, far less trendy and dated than Addison or any other "son of" names for girls. I can guarantee you that in 50 years Alison won't be thought of as we think of Bertha or Gertrude today, like Addison on a girl will be.
Changing the spelling doesn't change the meaning, and it certainly doesn't make a male name feminine. Changing the spelling only results in the name looking trendier and more illiterate to me. The Magycal Randym Y is, in fact, not magical.
Now, Addison for a boy is a different story. It's still trendy, but etymologically it's appropriate for a boy, and for some reason to me it projects a bit of a Victorian aura. And if the Addison in question is actually a son of an Adam, or if Addison is Mom's maiden name, so much the better!
For a girl, you could have several choices, all of which are genuinely feminine to me:
Adeline
Adelina
Adela
Adele / Adèle
Adelyn (admittedly trendy and made up, but I could grudgingly accept it as a new creation made a la Madeline -> Madelyn)
Adamina
Madeline
Madelyn
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Amen! ntn
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Only a boy for me, and only the Addison spelling. As for a mn, I dont know. I am not great with combos
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I don't find Addison masculine at all. Not that I like it for a girl either, but if I was forced to choose, I'd say it's better for a girl because it shortens to Addie. Who wants their son being called Addie?
Part of the reason why I don't like the name Addison is that I only associate the name with Grey's Anatomy. Don't get me wrong, I love the show, but I think the name will always be connected with that show, and later it will seem almost faddish when Grey's is no longer the most popular thing on tv.
Part of the reason why I don't like the name Addison is that I only associate the name with Grey's Anatomy. Don't get me wrong, I love the show, but I think the name will always be connected with that show, and later it will seem almost faddish when Grey's is no longer the most popular thing on tv.
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I like it for a boy only. I know a boy named Addison. I am not going to answer what middle name, becouse I can't think of any other mn other than his. (he goes by his mn)
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I like it only on a boy (I'll admit to being sexist and say I hate surnames being used on girls). However I'm not a fan of the name either way. Only the spelling Addison and especially not Addisyn / Adisyn etc and all those other 'feminising' spellings. If you think a name needs to have a 'feminised' spelling than it shouldn't used on a girl IMO, I mean like Darcey / Darcie, Aubrie / Aubree, Sydnie / Cidney. (I'm in a rant-y mood today so forgive me).
Not middle names that I like but some suggestions (for both):
Boys:
Addison James
Addison Thomas
Addison Paul
Addison Philip
Addison William
Addison Stephen
Addison Jacob
Addison Edward
Addison Lucas
Addison Caleb
Addison Sean
Addison Mark
Addison George
Addison Benedict
Addison Brendan
Addison Gregory
Girls:
Addison Sierra
Addison Elisabeth
Addison Victoria
Not middle names that I like but some suggestions (for both):
Boys:
Addison James
Addison Thomas
Addison Paul
Addison Philip
Addison William
Addison Stephen
Addison Jacob
Addison Edward
Addison Lucas
Addison Caleb
Addison Sean
Addison Mark
Addison George
Addison Benedict
Addison Brendan
Addison Gregory
Girls:
Addison Sierra
Addison Elisabeth
Addison Victoria
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I like just the Addison spelling. It doesn't sound delicate or anything, but I still quite like it for a girl. It just doesn't sound right for a guy in my mind.
There aren't really any middle names I'd like if it were a boy's name, but if it were a girl, I'd probably go with something more regal and feminine to balance the name out, like Clarisse, Teresa, or Elise, or something more cute, like Bo, Scout, or Zoe.
There aren't really any middle names I'd like if it were a boy's name, but if it were a girl, I'd probably go with something more regal and feminine to balance the name out, like Clarisse, Teresa, or Elise, or something more cute, like Bo, Scout, or Zoe.
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Actually
Alison doesn't have a -son ending, it has an -on ending, it was a medieval nn for Alice (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Alison). Endings like -on and -ot were often used to create pet forms, like Marion for Mary, Magot for Margaret, Belot for Isabel.
I think Alison / Allison is actually a rare case of a girls' name being used for as a boys as it wasn't originally a boys' name.
Alison doesn't have a -son ending, it has an -on ending, it was a medieval nn for Alice (http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/talan/reaney/reaney.cgi?Alison). Endings like -on and -ot were often used to create pet forms, like Marion for Mary, Magot for Margaret, Belot for Isabel.
I think Alison / Allison is actually a rare case of a girls' name being used for as a boys as it wasn't originally a boys' name.
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I think that perhaps Allison / Alison is a case of two separate etymologies paralleling each other. After all, there are people with the surname Allison: http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/fact.aspx?fid=7&ln=allison&fn= (and http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/fact.aspx?&fid=10&ln=allison&fn=&yr=1920 ; though I don't know how accurate their meanings are, it seems pretty fair).
So boys called Allison were in reference to the surname, and girls called Allison in the -on tradition, perhaps?
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So boys called Allison were in reference to the surname, and girls called Allison in the -on tradition, perhaps?
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I never knew that
I always presumed that the surname Allison / Alison just came from the fn Alison (like other fns have been used for surnames, eg James).
I was going to look up Alison as a surname but I left my Oxford dictionary of surnames up in Stirling and for some reason Oxford Reference Online only has it's firstname and placename dictionaries on the internet (very annoying as I haven't come across anything to beat it yet).
I always presumed that the surname Allison / Alison just came from the fn Alison (like other fns have been used for surnames, eg James).
I was going to look up Alison as a surname but I left my Oxford dictionary of surnames up in Stirling and for some reason Oxford Reference Online only has it's firstname and placename dictionaries on the internet (very annoying as I haven't come across anything to beat it yet).
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Addison, on a boy.
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I prefer Addyson if it were a girl. Addison seems more masculine
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I *loathe* the name Addison. Sorry. It's too tacky and trendy, IMO, and unattractive as well. I don't care for it for either gender, to be frank, but it would certainly be better on a boy because the "-son" suffex makes it way too masculine for a girl. As far as spelling variations go, I'd definitely spell it correctly.
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Hm - Addison - actually it's nice though it sounds a bit masculine to me (only a bit).
The scarry association for me is a character in Grey's Anatomy ('cause I don't like her).
But hey - that shouln't stop you from liking it. It would me unique between all the Ashleys, Jennifers and ... .
If you really love it go for it!
The scarry association for me is a character in Grey's Anatomy ('cause I don't like her).
But hey - that shouln't stop you from liking it. It would me unique between all the Ashleys, Jennifers and ... .
If you really love it go for it!
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I actually like that character, lol.
Anyway, I quite like the name for a girl Not just because of the character but because I just do. It doesn't sound particularly masculine to me...it reminds me of the names Allie and Ada. Plus, there's the cutie nn Addie/Addy.
I sort of like Addisyn but if I named a daughter, it would be the original spelling. I'm not usually into trendy spellings but it's easy to get away with them these days and it wouldn't be too much trouble to say 'my name is Addison with a y'.
We have female Ashleys, Baileys and Kellys. I'm okay with unisex names. I think some sound as though they can be feminine as well as masculine and that's fine. Names come from somewhere. Heck, last names originally came from first names so why not vice versa? There's plenty of female Addisons around. It bugs me that it soundslike Madison, though.
The 'son ofAdam' meaning doesn't really bother me. Claudia means 'lame' but it's still an accepted, usable name. Madison means son of Matthew but would you be brave enough to name your son Madison?
I'd choose femine mn for a girl Addison. Addison Elizabeth (or maybe Elisabeth). That's all I have for now.It's nearly 6 am lol.
Anyway, I quite like the name for a girl Not just because of the character but because I just do. It doesn't sound particularly masculine to me...it reminds me of the names Allie and Ada. Plus, there's the cutie nn Addie/Addy.
I sort of like Addisyn but if I named a daughter, it would be the original spelling. I'm not usually into trendy spellings but it's easy to get away with them these days and it wouldn't be too much trouble to say 'my name is Addison with a y'.
We have female Ashleys, Baileys and Kellys. I'm okay with unisex names. I think some sound as though they can be feminine as well as masculine and that's fine. Names come from somewhere. Heck, last names originally came from first names so why not vice versa? There's plenty of female Addisons around. It bugs me that it soundslike Madison, though.
The 'son ofAdam' meaning doesn't really bother me. Claudia means 'lame' but it's still an accepted, usable name. Madison means son of Matthew but would you be brave enough to name your son Madison?
I'd choose femine mn for a girl Addison. Addison Elizabeth (or maybe Elisabeth). That's all I have for now.It's nearly 6 am lol.
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