Definition of "Addison"

Addison

/ˈædɪsən/

proper noun
countable and uncountable, plural Addisons
1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname popular in the 2000s, following Alison and Madison.
  Quotations
  My name is Addison Jane Dawson, but you can call me Addy; everyone else does. I was named after my great grandfather, Addison Jay Dawson, - - -
  2009, J. Scott Romig, The Lookout Tree, Author House, page 1
4. A place name, including:
  1. A town in Vermont, United States, named after the poet Joseph Addison.
  2. Synonym of Webster Springs, West Virginia; this is actually the official name, after landowner Addison McLaughlin.