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Pronunciation
  
/ˈædᵻsən/ AD-ə-sən

Language(s)
  
Old English

Gender
  
Unisex

Meaning
  
"Son of Adam"

Addison is an Old English given name whose etymological meaning is "son of Adam." Variants include Adisson, Adison, Addisyn, Addyson, Addeson, and Adyson.

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Addison is also a Scottish patronymic surname meaning "son of Addie", a Scottish Lowlands nickname for Adam.

People with the name Addison include:

Given name

  • Joseph Addison Alexander
  • Addison Alves Brazil-born Spanish footballer
  • Levi Addison Ault
  • Addison Bain
  • Addison Baker
  • Addison Brown
  • Clarence Addison Dykstra
  • Addison G. Foster
  • Addison Gardiner
  • Augustus Addison Gould
  • Addison Holley, actress
  • Addison James
  • Addison Kelly
  • Addison H. Laflin
  • Addison Alexander Mackenzie
  • Addison S. McClure
  • Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell
  • Addison Mizner
  • Ernest Addison Moody
  • Addison Webster Moore
  • Addison Niles
  • Addison H. Nordyke
  • S. Addison Oliver
  • John Addison Porter
  • Addison Powell
  • Addison Pratt
  • Addison Randall
  • David Addison Reese
  • Addison Richards
  • Addison Roswell Thompson
  • Addison T. Smith
  • John Addison Thomas
  • Addison Timlin
  • Addison Emery Verrill
  • Addison White

    • Surname

  • Adele Addison (born 1925), American lyric soprano
  • Albert Christopher Addison (1862–1935), English writer
  • Sir Albert Addison (1875–1952), Royal Navy admiral
  • Anita W. Addison (1952–2004), American television and film director and producer
  • Bob Addison (1908–unknown), Australian rules footballer
  • Charles Greenstreet Addison (died 1866), English barrister and historical, travel and legal writer
  • Chris Addison (born 1971), English comedian
  • Colin Addison (born 1940), English football player and manager
  • Corran Addison, South African canoer, kayaker, surfer and surfboard designer
  • Daniel Dulany Addison (1863–1936), American clergyman and writer
  • Derek Addison (born 1955), Scottish former footballer
  • Dylan Addison (born 1987), Australian rules football player
  • Edward Addison (1898–1987), Royal Air Force air vice marshal
  • Fanny Addison (1844–1937), English actress
  • George Augustus Addison (1792–1815), Indian author
  • Major-General George Henry Addison (1876–1964), British soldier
  • George Henry Male Addison (1858–1922), Australian architect
  • Lieut-Colonel George William Addison (1849–1937), English soldier, played in 1872 and 1874 FA Cup Finals
  • Gulston Addison (1673–1709), British politician, briefly President of Madras
  • Harry W. Addison (1920–2003), American author and humorist
  • Henry Addison (1821–1887), English soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Henry Robert Addison (1805–1876), writer
  • Jim Addison (born 1884), Australian rules footballer
  • John Addison (disambiguation)
  • Jonathan Addison (born 1965), English cricketer
  • Joseph Addison (1672–1719), English politician and writer
  • Sir Joseph Addison (diplomat) (1879–1953), British ambassador
  • Karen Addison (born 1970), Scottish curler
  • Lancelot Addison (1632–1703), English priest (Archdeacon of Coventry) and writer
  • Laura Addison (1822–1852), English stage actress
  • Linda Addison (disambiguation)
  • Lily Addison (1885–1982), Australian tennis player
  • Mario Addison (born 1987), American football player
  • Miles Addison (born 1989), English football player
  • Nancy Addison, also known as Nancy Addison Altman (1946-2002), American soap opera actress
  • Paul Addison (born 1943), British author and historian
  • Rafael Addison (born 1964), American basketball player
  • Rex Addison, Australian architect
  • Robyn Addison (born 1984), British actress
  • Roger Addison (1945–2010), Welsh rugby union player
  • Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times Bestselling author
  • Susan Addison (born 1955), English player of the sackbut and early trombone
  • Thomas Addison (1793–1860), English doctor of medicine
  • Tom Addison (1936–2011), professional American football player and labor leader
  • Will Addison (born 1992), English rugby union player
  • William Addison (disambiguation)
  • Viscount Addison:
  • Christopher Addison, 1st Viscount Addison (1869–1951), British politician
  • Christopher Addison, 2nd Viscount Addison (1904–1976), British engineer
  • Michael Addison, 3rd Viscount Addison (1914–1992), British soldier and educator
  • William Addison, 4th Viscount Addison (born 1945), British peer

    • Nickname

  • Henry Mackenzie (1745–1831), Scottish novelist and miscellaneous writer, known by the sobriquet "Addison of the North"

    • Fictional

  • Addison Montgomery, character in Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.

    • References

    Addison (name) Wikipedia
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