Madi Name Meaning & Origin
Madi
Origin of the name Madison:
Transferred use of the surname meaning "Mad's son." Mad was a common pet form of Matthew (gift of God) during the Middle Ages. Madison may also be a matronymic derived from the name Maud, an old pet form of Mathilda (battle mighty): hence, "son of Maud."
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I love this spelling of the common nickname Maddy. I think it's more young, and contemporary. I had a classmate named Madison who went by Madi once, and it stuck with me.
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I know someone off of a wikia named Madi with this exact spelling. Nice name, and a good variation to the more-common "Maddie" or "Maddy."
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