Madilynn

Madilynn is a modern English elaboration of Madison, itself a transferred use of an English surname meaning son of Maud, where Maud is the medieval Norman French form of the Germanic name Mathild, composed of elements meaning might and battle. The extended spelling with the Lynn suffix reflects a late 20th- and early 21st-century American naming trend of blending familiar names with feminine-sounding endings to create novel forms. Closely related spellings include Madelyn, Madelynn, and Madilyn, all of which occupy a similar space between the classic Madeline and the surname-derived Madison.