Where does “Addison” come from?
Addison derives from the Middle English patronymic suffix -son added to the name Adam, which comes from Latin Adam, ultimately from Hebrew אָדָם meaning "man" or related to אדמה meaning "earth" or "ground."
Addison (English): popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison
Definitions
- popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison
Ancestry of “Addison”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Adamson | — |
| 2 | English | -son | Added to a stem to form a patronymic or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -son | son |
| 4 | Middle English | -es | Alternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | -es | possessive marker, indicating that an object... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -as | used in formation of adverbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |