Names related to Addison: Addie, Addisyn, Addyson
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Addison

Pronunciation: A-di-sən (key)

Origin of the name Addison:

Transferred use of the surname derived from the Middle English Addisone (son of Addy).

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The name Addison is #9 on the list of top 100 cool baby girl names in the baby name book "Cool Names" by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz.

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Addie, Addy, Addi, Ads

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Addison is an English surname meaning "son of Adam".

Addison's disease is a rare endocrine disease. John F. Kennedy suffered from it.

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Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery of ''Grey's Anatomy'' and ''Private Practice''

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