Addison

Proper noun

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.
   • 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, →ISBN, 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.

      Synonyms: Webster Springs West Virginia

   3. A town in Winston County, Alabama, United States.

   4. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Addison Township.