Madisson

Madisson is an English surname-turned-given name derived from a medieval patronymic meaning son of Maud or son of Matthew, where Maud is itself a Norman French form of the Germanic name Mathilda, combining the elements maht, meaning might or strength, and hild, meaning battle. The surname gained widespread use as a given name, particularly for girls in the United States, following the popularity of the more common spelling Madison in the late twentieth century. Its rise as a feminine given name is often associated with the 1984 film Splash, in which a character adopts the name from a New York street sign. Variant spellings include Madison, Madisyn, and Maddison.